Exeter and District Kidney Patient Association

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Below are a few links which have been suggested by EDKPA members.
(Please see disclaimer at the bottom of the page)
 
 
General Sites

National Kidney federation ('Run by patients for patients')
Huge stock of advice on everything from medical matters to holidays.
 
.. in fact, their links page at http://www.kidney.org.uk/links.html is hard to beat.
 
The British Kidney Patients' Association is also a good starting point at http://www.britishkidney-pa.co.uk/ ('Kidney patients young and old now know they can turn to the BKPA for support, advice and perhaps more importantly, financial help and a much needed break with their families'.)
 
Also try kidneypatientguide.org at http://kidneypatientguide.org.uk/site/contents.php
  
New to Dialysis?
 
 
A recent site which is suited to explaining the various types of dialysis is at
 
Try the British Kidney Patient Association here: http://www.britishkidney-pa.co.uk/
 
Need a holiday? - Try these..
 
 
Arrangements for holidays
 
Advice from the Hammersmith patients' site
 
Mission: "Our primary aim is to help to improve the quality of life for dialysis patients in the UK by providing access to dialysis away from home in the UK via the UK Dialysis Swap Scheme.". See http://www.dialysisfreedom.co.uk/
Local News
 
Local transplant week in Devon - BBC stories of local patients.
 
Live donation
 
 
Blogs
Try
 
http://www.kidneypatientguide.org.uk/newBB/index.php ('For kidney patients and those who care for them'.)
 
http://renaltsar.blogspot.com/ ('Working for better kidney care')
 
https://www.renalpatientview.org/ ('provide online information about renal patients' diagnosis, treatment, and their latest test results')
 
Patient/Carers
 
              http://www.patient-experience.com/ ('For patients share valuable experiences on the subjects of medicine and healthcare. 
 
 
Local Members' Sites (want to be included? Contact us)
 
Ann and Rich Owens
 
Kidney transplant patients' site for fundraising for EDKPA.
 





 
 
What's happening in other KPA's? -
                   Check these out - you'd be surprised what's going on!
 
in no particular order...
 
Wessex
 
Addenbrooks
 
Hammersmith
 
Walsgrave
 
Guy's & St Thomas
 
Welsh KPA
 
Northern Ireland
 
Nottingham and Notts
 
Swindon
 
Aintree
 
Brimingham
 
Leicestershire
 
South East Scotland
 
St Georges (Tooting)
 
Tyneside
 
Grampian
 
North Staffs
 
Orkney
 
Six Counties
 
Kent
 
European Kidney Patients' Federation
 
American Association of Kidney Patients
 
 
 
Education/Transplantation
 
Organ donation in the UK. REGISTER NOW. http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/default.jsp
 
Live Life then Give Life - lively site with a good message: http://www.lltgl.org.uk/
 
Living donation - excellent site with much information if you have any queries about live donation, including blogs from people who have donated: http://livingkidneydonation.co.uk/
 
NHS Organ Donation Education Website: http://www.giveandletlive.co.uk/
 
 
 
Kidney Research UK: http://www.nkrf.org.uk/
 
 
The Choice (BBC Radio 4)
"When Di Franks asked her doctor about donating her kidney, she wasn't sure she would be taken seriously. Because Di wasn't giving her healthy organ to a sick and needy relative.. she wanted to donate it to a complete stranger. Five years ago it was illegal to give a kidney to someone you didn't know in this country.". Captivating listening...: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011j8z2
 
 
If you have found any useful ones, let us know. Thank you.
 
 
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