Kidney Failure / Chronic Kidney Disease

UK sources of information and / or support

 EdRenINFO

Information provided by the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Renal Unit for patients and for doctors who are not renal specialists. This site includes information about many kidney problems including kidney failure.

 Kidney Patient Guide

This website provides information for renal patients, their partners and families, health care professionals and anyone else who is interested in kidney disease.

  Chronic Kidney Disease

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Chronic Kidney Disease.

 Kidney Research UK

Kidney Research UK funds research that focuses on the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Kidney Research UK also dedicates its work to improving patient care and raising awareness of kidney disease.

 Renal

Department of Health policy documents and guidance for professionals working for the prevention and treatment of kidney disorders

 Kidney Alliance

The Kidney Alliance was formed jointly by the Renal Association and the National Kidney Federation in 1998 with the support of the British Renal Symposium. The aim was to bring together patients' voice and professionals committed to renal medicine. Its mission:...."to promote high quality treatment for all patients with kidney failure on an equal and uniform base throughout the UK".

 Children's Kidney Trust

For children with kidney disease and kidney failure who require dialysis or are awaiting a transplant.

 Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Units Patients and Carers Web Site

Site geared to patients at the above hospital but includes general information on a range of kidney issues including Kidney Failure.

 UK National Kidney Federation

Run by kidney patients for kidney patients. Its aim is to promote, throughout the United Kingdom, the welfare of persons suffering from Kidney Disease or Renal failure and those relatives and friends who care for them.

 Proteinuria

This leaflet from the Department of Health aimed at patients explains the meaning of proteinuria, cases, signs and tests to determine proteinuria. It also covers how to manage diabetes and high blood pressure with proteinuria.

 Kidneywise

A community site for patients with kidney disease or kidney failure, their carers and renal healthcare professionals. Sponsored by Baxter.

 Kidney Disease: preventing failure

Health Challenge Wales provides a wide range of information including one in this area.

 Laparoscopic insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Laparoscopic insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter.

  Kidney Disease as a Long Term Condition in Young People

Youthhealthtalk is a website about young people’s real life experiences of health and lifestyle. It is not just a website about the medical facts, this is about real people and real lives.

 Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease.

 Kidney Problems

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.

 What I Need to Know when Choosing Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.

 Kidney failure

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Kidney disease, chronic

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Dialysis

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Microalbuminuria

Information from BUPA.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.