New to renal?

As renal patients we have created this site to help you if you are:

• a patient diagnosed with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
• a friend, relative, GP or carer of a patient
• a person considering kidney donation
• a person considering or wanting to make a charitable donation to the St George's Kidney Patient Association (StGKPA)

What will I find on this site?

We've created this site with

• Information about the work and initiatives of the St George's Kidney Patient Association
• News and information specific to the renal team and facilities of St George's Hospital and satellite units.
• General information about kidney disease, treatments and diets
• As a jumping off point to many excellent information resources around the NHS and internet in general.
• Access to individual patient applications as and when they become available.

New Patient

If you are a new patient, relative or carer with many different questions you might want to start here if you are trying to:

• Understand kidneys, their function and impact that Kidney Disease has.
• Investigate common symptoms of Kidney disease and major causes.
• Unsure about getting your kidneys tested.
• Recently diagnosed and wanting to manage your lifestyle to minimise the progression of the disease.
• Get an idea of what will happen to you if you are suddenly admitted to the hospital with kidney failure.
• Review the different treatment options that are available including different types of dialysis and kidney transplantation.
• Understand what the Advanced Kidney Care Clinic can offer if you have received an invitation to attend.
• What diet should you be following?

Existing Patient

If on the other hand you are an existing patient at St George's and want to know what the latest information is why not try out the following:

• Current news
• Site information
• Staff contact details for key staff members
• The KPA committee
• Patient applications

Local GP

If you're a local GP why not start here. We've pulled together information that we hope will help you, your practice and your patients.

Kidney Donor

If you are considering being a kidney donor, firstly thank you. There are many resources around the internet to help. We have pulled together those that we have used in the Kidney Donor page.