Books page

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The NKF is currently able to recommend a number of books. Each will be helpful to kidney patients. Some book sales raise funds for the NKF via publishers donations. However, books are recommended on merit, irrespective of any donations.

Click on the following to find out more:

• Chronic kidney disease in adults: UK guidelines for identification, management and referral - publication by RCP/RA
• CKD Health Check - Look after your kidneys and keep yourself well - by Dr Rob Higgins
• Eating Well for Kidney Health - Expert guidance and delicious recipes - by Helena Jackson, Gavin James and Claire Green
• Eating Well with Kidney Failure - A Practical Guide and Cookbook - by Helena Jackson, Annie Cassidy and Gavin James
• Food with Thought - produced with support from AMGEN
• Help! I’ve got Kidney Failure - Your introduction to Kidney Failure and its treatment - by Dr Rob Higgins
• Keep Taking the Pills - An anthology from the Transplant Ward - by Ian Mathie
• Kidney Dialysis and Transplants - the ‘at your fingertips guide’ - by Dr Andy Stein and Janet Wild RGN
• Kidney Failure - The Facts - by Prof Stewart Cameron
• Kidney Failure Explained (Third Edition) - by Dr Andy Stein and Janet Wild RGN
• Kidney Transplants Explained - by Dr Andy Stein, Dr Rob Higgins & Janet Wild RGN
• Living Well with Kidney Failure - by Juliet Auer
• The Lighter Side of Dialysis (Volume 1) - by Peter Quaife
• Truly Tasty - created by Ireland’s top chefs for people living with kidney disease
• Whose Kidney is it Now? - by Sue Roff (download as PDF, 215 kB) – NEW

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