AKPA - Addenbrooke's Kidney Patients Association

14/04/2026

Have you thought about joining your local
Kidney Patient Association?
Scroll down, sign up for free and see what’s available for you👋

Can you help AKPA support kidney patient help in Suffolk? Join AKPA, be the first to hear all the latest news and help make a difference in the region.

14/04/2026

“Managing relationships with kidney disease involves navigating physical changes, such as fatigue and sexual dysfunction, alongside emotional challenges like anxiety and shifting roles. Open communication, patience, and adapting to new routines are key, while professional counseling and support groups can help maintain intimacy and address caregiver burnout.” Should we be able to talk about this more easily?

02/04/2026

Happy Easter All those who are celebrating
From AKPA and to those of you in hospital we send our warmest wishes . Get Better Soon✨

26/03/2026

Under our own roof at Addenbrooke’s! Thank you Professor Nicholson and Congratulations!

17/03/2026

What a magnificent team to be taking this forward.
A possible further 750 kidney transplants a year!
Bravo🙌
Who. do you recognise here?

14/03/2026

It’s 4am in A and E, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. What can you do but look at all the information posters. Here’s one about carers.

01/03/2026

Not long to go now!🌟

To get involved, head to our website to download:

✅ video call backgrounds
✅ kidney shapes to use as decorations for events
✅ social posts and lots more!

We'd love your help in spreading the kidney facts and dispelling the myths this year.

https://www.worldkidneyday.co.uk/get-involved/



Kidney Care UK, Kidney Research UK, Kidney Wales, NKF - National Kidney Federation, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Charity UK, Popham Kidney Support

01/03/2026

01/03/2026

If you are disabled there is a way to enjoy a cruise … take a look.

Relaxing Accessible Holidays Supported By Our Carer Team

04/02/2026

Feeling alone with kidney disease? You don’t have to be.

Whatever stage you are at, newly diagnosed, on dialysis, transplanted, or supporting someone you love, it can help to talk to someone who truly understands.

Our NKF Peer Support Service connects you with a fully trained peer supporter who has lived experience of kidney disease. Someone who gets it, listens, and shares from the heart

Peer support can help you:
• Feel less isolated
• Talk things through in confidence
• Gain reassurance from shared experience

You’re not asking too much. You’re just reaching out and we’re here to help.

Learn More - www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support

Call 0800 169 09 36, email helpline@kidney.org.uk

Monday–Thursday: 8:30 am–5 pm | Friday: 8:30 am–12:30 pm

04/02/2026

🗣️🗣️KIDNEY VOICES- YOUR STORY- Dance Project - Covid-19💃🏻🩰

HELLO👋

We are looking for people living with kidney disease or kidney transplant, and classed as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, who might be interested in being part of a project, the aim of which is to produce a choreography, to be performed by professional dancers, for a public audience.

No dancing is required!

We want to hear about your experience of the pandemic. It is this that the project seeks to document.
Participation would involve an in-person interview.
This project is produced in association with the Queen’s University, Belfast, Renal Arts Group, an initiative which operates both nationally in the UK and internationally. The project, itself, is in England.
For more information please go to:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v__1EnBAID86QiBkCkEfWO-rwYfd5jR6/view?usp=drivesdk (The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.)
This will take you to a document which will fill in further details.
Thanks for reading!

27/01/2026

Getting involved with research studies can boost your feeling of well-being by using your expert knowledge and experiences to inform academics and clinicians who can bring about improvements to kidney care.

We’ve recently added two new studies to our research opportunities page. If you’re living with kidney disease and would like to be involved in research that helps improve care and understanding of the condition, take a look at how you can get involved 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/get-involved/research-opportunities-index/

We update this regularly with the latest research opportunities and how you can get involved.