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Find out the latest on the Think Kidneys AKI programme here:

The guides are used at recruitment events at universities across the country and are pocket sized, attractive and contain vital clinical information for nurses in a handy format. This latest version of the guide includes information about Acute Kidney Injury – a definition, causes and risk factors, how to prevent AKI, the classification of stages and how to respond. The AKI information also includes links to…

The UK Renal Registry (UKRR) wants to ensure that patients are at the heart of everything they do. Over the last two years they have established a Patient Council and are now looking for new members to join. If you are a kidney patient or the relation or carer of a kidney patient, you might like to think about joining. The Patient Council: Gets involved in…

Think Kidneys have produced patient information leaflets for patients at risk of AKI, and for those who have experienced an episode of AKI. These have been developed in collaboration with the British Kidney Patients Association and the RCGP, and both leaflets are now live on patient.info so that GPs and other community staff can access them for print to give out to patients.   You can…

  The Risk study is about Risk prediction for acute kidney Injury in acute medical admissionS in the uK   Acute Kidney Injury is common in patients admitted to hospital as an emergency – between 10 – 20% of people may have it. This study will investigate whether the use of a ‘risk score’ for patients being admitted can help predict who is at risk of…