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Now updated to reflect the most recent changes, check what benefits you may be able to obtain by using our guidelines on some of the benefits to look for.

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Kidney Life

The Summer edition of Kidney Life is out now

young@NKF

Young@NKF has been put together by young patients for young patients.

NKF Video Appeal

Watch a video presented by Pete Revell , our fundraising manager on the work of the NKF

News / latest Information

21/05/2013

NKF Today launches brand new website

The nkf today launches a brand new website to serve the 60,000 patients with End Stage Renal failure, and the 2,000,000 UK residents with early stage Chronic kidney Disease.

13/04/2013

UK Kidney Patients respond to the Press announcement from NHS Blood and Transplant

NKF (National Kidney Federation) welcomes the news that the 50% target has been achieved.

21/03/2013

Kidney charity asks Government to double the number of transplants

The NKF, the largest kidney patients' charity in the UK, welcomes the progress made in increasing the number of donors after death for kidneys over the last five years but is disappointed that the number of transplants has not matched this increase.

14/03/2013

All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group calls for more home dialysis

A new report released to mark World Kidney Day highlights how despite significant policy support, the NHS is missing the opportunity to improve patients' lives and save money by supporting more dialysis in people's homes.

21/02/2013

Urgent action needed as reports highlight black and minority ethnic donation 'gap'

Two reports published today by the National Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Transplant Alliance (NBTA) show that donors from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds (BAME) must urgently come forward if the prospects for those requiring transplants are to improve.