About Us
NKF (National Kidney Federation) is the only national kidney charity run by kidney patients for the benefit of kidney patients. It is committed to improving the health and quality of life of people living with kidney disease and those at risk. NKF runs the National Kidney Patients Helpline - 0845 601 02 09 with trained staff answering nearly 200 (free of charge to the caller) enquiries each week offering help and advice. The NKF creates and distributes more than 200 medical information leaflets specifically for kidney patients and distributes hundreds of thousands of them throughout the UK. The NKF works tirelessly to persuade Government, the Department of Health, NHS Blood and Transplant, and the NHS to provide better treatment and service for the 60,000 kidney patients suffering end stage renal failure, and the two million people identified as having early stage chronic kidney disease.
Press releases
Organ donation law change to come into effect in England on 20 May
From 20 May 2020, the new law will be implemented in England and organ donation will move to a system of deemed consent (or ‘opt out’), known... read more
19.05.2020 • By National Kidney Federation
Sarah Gunn fundraises for Dad, John, who died from Covid-19, to help...
Sarah Gunn sadly lost her father, John, 74, from Barwell, Leicestershire to COVID-19. He had end stage kidney failure and had dialysis three times... read more
14.05.2020 • By National Kidney Federation
