What was new in 2006

The following links show what WAS new in 2006. NB pages may have been updated since the page linked from this page was created. Some pages may also have been removed from the site.

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11 December 2006

• NKF Patients’ Conference 2006 - Pos!t!ve Th!nk!ng - Listen Again to the speeches

5 December 2006

• Cholesterol and Kidney Disease
• Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) - amended page

28 November 2006

• A Day in the Life of (new series) ... Di Piechowicz, carer of husband and home haemodialysis patient, Andy
• A Day in the Life of (new series) ... Emma Thirlwall, Transplant Coordinator

14 November 2006

• The Importance of being patient, by Sarah Turnbull (in the ‘Perceptions’ series)
• The 4th European Transplant & Dialysis Federation (ETDSF) Games in Pecs (in Hungary); and why we all need them, by Dick Cook (in the ‘Perceptions’ series)
• Postcard from ... Alan and Audrey Pickering cruising the Baltic on Dialysis

3 November 2006

• Kidney Failure Explained (Third Edition) now published

1 November 2006

• Haemodialysis Patient Transport (2 Reports published by the Cheshire and Merseyside Renal Transport Action Learning Set)

27 October 2006

• Transplant Manifesto - More Transplants, Saving more Lives (new index page with links in 1 place for the full report and associated documents, interview)
• NKF Press Release on New Kidney Transplant Plan published to wipe out UK Waiting List
• Media Coverage on the above Transplant Manifesto (PDF, 26 Pages, 204 Kb)

18 October 2006

• BBC interview with Tim Statham about Transplant Manifesto

15 October 2006

• A Transplant Manifesto - MORE TRANSPLANTS, SAVING MORE LIVES (A Report of the findings of the 2006 Transplant Summit)

10 October 2006

• NKF Prize Draw winners 2006

7 October 2006

• Urinary Infections (Revised page)

3 October 2006

• Vascular Access Joint Working Party Report (Letter and Report)
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura (a Kidney Disease)

14 September 2006

• Updated information about Carer’s Allowance and Carer Premium

12 September 2006

• Calculating Kidney Function (GFR & eGFR)

4 September 2006

• Micturating Cystourethrogram (Bladder Function Test - latest article in the ‘Medical Information for Children & their families’)

25 August 2006

• Information on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

24 August 2006

• My experiences of living with kidney pain by Alison Banister (in the ‘Perceptions’ area). Also a shortened version in the ‘What’s it really like...?’ area
• Good news further to the Transplant Summit

15 August 2006

• NKF Submission to the UK Dept. of Health on Palliative Care for Adults in Renal Services - July 2006

31 July 2006

• Minutes of the All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group (APPKG) Transplant Summit held in May 2006

20 July 2006

• NKF Conference Report 2005 - Keeping Pace with Change

8 July 2006

• Leaflet on Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) (PDF, 70Kb, 2 pages - Link to the Renal Association’s website)

27 June 2006

• Discontinuing treatment: key issues and ethical dilemmas - article by Dr Joanna Chambers
• NKF Submission to the Scottish Medicines Consortium on Lanthanum carbonate (Fosrenol) - 28 February 2006

20 June 2006

• NKF Annual Patients’ Conference 2006 - Details and Booking Form

9 June 2006

• Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults: UK guidelines for identification, management and referral (publication by RCP/RA)

18 May 2006

• NHS Press Release announcing a reorganisation of PCTs in England

13 May 2006

• NKF Annual Report 2005

10 May 2006

• Minutes of Council and Annual General Meetings, 25 March 2006

27 April 2006

• A Guide to the Management of Childhood Nephritis

13 April 2006

• NKF Submission to NICE on Cinacalcet HCI for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism - November 2005

6 April 2006

• Life on Dialysis and the Transplant List by Charlene Henry (article in the ‘Perceptions’ series)

27 March 2006

• The Lighter Side of Dialysis (Volume 1) - by Peter Quaife (founder member of ‘The Kinks’)

23 March 2006

• Eating Well with Kidney Failure - A Practical Guide and Cookbook - by Helena Jackson, Annie Cassidy and Gavin James

14 March 2006

• Subscribe to one of the NKF’s Newsletter Mailing Lists

3 March 2006

• Information from NICE (Feb 06) on improving outcomes for people with Skin Tumours(on NICE website)

9 February 2006

• NKF Conference 2004 Report, Time for Quality Time, now available
• Kidney and Bladder Problems Detected Before Birth by Ultrasound. (part of the ‘Medical Information for Children and their Families’ series)

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