‘I donated a kidney to my son-in-law’
Lesley Harrison’s inspiring story of donating a kidney to her son-in-law shows the power of living donation in transforming lives.
Artwork to honour organ donors and their families
New organ donor artwork celebrates the stories of donors and recipients. Powerful visual campaigns raise awareness of 2024 donation initiatives.
Revisiting Patient Stories | My Kidney Transplant Experience (2013)
My Kidney Transplant Experiencehttps://mrikpa.org.uk/wp-admin/edit.php By: Dorothy Shelley, Sunnyside, New York My family and I did not recognize the symptoms initially, so I wasn’t diagnosed with kidney disease until the age of 12. Nine years later on January 18, 1983, at the age of 21, I received a transplanted kidney from my older brother Robert. Thirty […]
Kidney Patient Reported Experience Measure
Kidney Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) lets kidney patients share their care experience anonymously. Help improve kidney services nationally.
World Kidney Day: A Beacon of Hope and Progress
As the Chair of a Kidney Patients’ Association, I am pleased to share with you the remarkable significance of World Kidney Day. This annual event is a beacon of hope and progress for kidney patients and their families worldwide. It’s a day when our global community comes together in an unprecedented show of solidarity, raising […]
Key Dates 2023
Monthly MRI KPA committee meetings We hold a meeting on the first Wednesday of every month. Due to Covid-19 these meetings are currently held virtually. Various topics are discussed including our strategy, issues raised via patients’, updates on discussions with clinicians, concerns and possible solutions over the service provided by Renal or Transplant at MRI, […]
Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney
Five-year-old Destiny-Rae receives kidney from stranger-turned-donor through online connection. Her story of hope, living kidney donation, and the power of community.
Magnificent Manchester at World Transplant Games
It was a brilliant World Games, Perth were amazing hosts and the GB&NI team topped the medal table with 121 Gold, 96 Silver and 71 Bronze medals, a total of 288 medals, including those won by Juniors and Live Donors. Our Manchester Adults did brilliantly. Juliet Lewis won bronzes in the doubles badminton and also […]
Northwest Kidney Network Newsletter Issue 3
The North West Kidney Network Newsletter – to keep you up to date with what has been going on within the Network and North West Renal community.
Latest MRI KPA Newsletters
Read our Autumn 2023 Newsletter online or download it and any past issues, to read later, offline.