Fiona Loud
@fionacloud.bsky.social
Policy Director Kidney Care UK
www.kidneycareuk.org
Living with one donated kidney
www.kidneycareuk.org
Living with one donated kidney
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'Let's embrace the nanny state. Shouldn't the government care about our health?'
✍️ @thekingsfund.bsky.social's Sarah Woolnough for LBC Opinion
✍️ @thekingsfund.bsky.social's Sarah Woolnough for LBC Opinion
Let's embrace the nanny state. Shouldn't the government care about our health? | LBC
It's time for stronger interventions to treat the nation's poor health, writes Sarah Woolnough
www.lbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
'Let's embrace the nanny state. Shouldn't the government care about our health?'
✍️ @thekingsfund.bsky.social's Sarah Woolnough for LBC Opinion
✍️ @thekingsfund.bsky.social's Sarah Woolnough for LBC Opinion
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Our new film about the support we provide is nominated for the Smiley Charity Film Awards. Voting closes on Friday (30 Jan) & it only takes 10 seconds!
Please vote & share to help raise vital awareness for people living with kidney disease 👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-us-kidney-care-uk
Please vote & share to help raise vital awareness for people living with kidney disease 👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-us-kidney-care-uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Our new film about the support we provide is nominated for the Smiley Charity Film Awards. Voting closes on Friday (30 Jan) & it only takes 10 seconds!
Please vote & share to help raise vital awareness for people living with kidney disease 👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-us-kidney-care-uk
Please vote & share to help raise vital awareness for people living with kidney disease 👉 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-us-kidney-care-uk
A bridge or a destination? How Tim Andrews became the 1st to have a #pig and then a #kidney #transplant He’s a brave man, who I got to know a little on his journey #XenoTransplantation #OrganDonation www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/h...
‘The first one that went across the bridge’: Man who received pig kidney transplant now has a human organ | CNN
One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A bridge or a destination? How Tim Andrews became the 1st to have a #pig and then a #kidney #transplant He’s a brave man, who I got to know a little on his journey #XenoTransplantation #OrganDonation www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/h...
Andy Prigg - received a liver and kidney transplant and is now training as a transplant doctor himself apple.news/AFNLhw4WiSdu...
‘At 21, I had a dual liver and kidney transplant. Now I’m training to be a surgeon’ — The Independent
Andy Prigg’s own health journey inspired him to study medicine at Sheffield University
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January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Andy Prigg - received a liver and kidney transplant and is now training as a transplant doctor himself apple.news/AFNLhw4WiSdu...
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Thousands of South East Water households in Kent & Sussex are without water following Storm Goretti 👉 www.southeastwater.co.uk
People with kidney disease are urged to sign up to the PSR ➡️www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/priority-services
For any concerns about your dialysis, contact your kidney team.
People with kidney disease are urged to sign up to the PSR ➡️www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/priority-services
For any concerns about your dialysis, contact your kidney team.
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Thousands of South East Water households in Kent & Sussex are without water following Storm Goretti 👉 www.southeastwater.co.uk
People with kidney disease are urged to sign up to the PSR ➡️www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/priority-services
For any concerns about your dialysis, contact your kidney team.
People with kidney disease are urged to sign up to the PSR ➡️www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/priority-services
For any concerns about your dialysis, contact your kidney team.
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Finding out you have kidney disease via an NHS app alert isn't ok & Lucy's story shows why 👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/kidney-disease-nhs-digital-diagnosis-text-app-gp-b2848495.html
Diagnosis should come with support. That's one of the reasons we launched #BloodyAmazingKidneys
Diagnosis should come with support. That's one of the reasons we launched #BloodyAmazingKidneys
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Finding out you have kidney disease via an NHS app alert isn't ok & Lucy's story shows why 👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/kidney-disease-nhs-digital-diagnosis-text-app-gp-b2848495.html
Diagnosis should come with support. That's one of the reasons we launched #BloodyAmazingKidneys
Diagnosis should come with support. That's one of the reasons we launched #BloodyAmazingKidneys
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Sonsare dreamt of growing old, then those dreams were put on hold, but on the eve of Organ Donation Week, Sonsare shares how thanks to an incredible family gifting Sonsare with precious lungs, he dreams again of getting old surrounded by his family:
shorturl.at/4G5as
shorturl.at/4G5as
September 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Sonsare dreamt of growing old, then those dreams were put on hold, but on the eve of Organ Donation Week, Sonsare shares how thanks to an incredible family gifting Sonsare with precious lungs, he dreams again of getting old surrounded by his family:
shorturl.at/4G5as
shorturl.at/4G5as
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🫀 It's Organ Donation Week, a chance to celebrate the lives changed by donation & to register your own organ donation decision 👉 organdonation.nhs.uk/register-you...
Want to get involved? Share this post or download our facts to post on your own profile ➡️ kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
Want to get involved? Share this post or download our facts to post on your own profile ➡️ kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
September 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🫀 It's Organ Donation Week, a chance to celebrate the lives changed by donation & to register your own organ donation decision 👉 organdonation.nhs.uk/register-you...
Want to get involved? Share this post or download our facts to post on your own profile ➡️ kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
Want to get involved? Share this post or download our facts to post on your own profile ➡️ kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
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📣 New episode! Organ Donation Week: Why your choice matters is the latest episode from #DiaryOfAKidneyWarriorPodcast. Listen here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/get-support/podcast/organ-donation-week-why-your-choice-matters/
For all of our Podcast episodes, tap here ➡️ https://kidneycareuk.org/podcast
For all of our Podcast episodes, tap here ➡️ https://kidneycareuk.org/podcast
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📣 New episode! Organ Donation Week: Why your choice matters is the latest episode from #DiaryOfAKidneyWarriorPodcast. Listen here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/get-support/podcast/organ-donation-week-why-your-choice-matters/
For all of our Podcast episodes, tap here ➡️ https://kidneycareuk.org/podcast
For all of our Podcast episodes, tap here ➡️ https://kidneycareuk.org/podcast
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This afternoon @cgrahamemsp.bsky.social will lead a debate marking organ donation week in Parliament.
Organ and Tissue Donation week runs from the 23rd-30th of September.
📺: www.scottishparliament.tv
Organ and Tissue Donation week runs from the 23rd-30th of September.
📺: www.scottishparliament.tv
September 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This afternoon @cgrahamemsp.bsky.social will lead a debate marking organ donation week in Parliament.
Organ and Tissue Donation week runs from the 23rd-30th of September.
📺: www.scottishparliament.tv
Organ and Tissue Donation week runs from the 23rd-30th of September.
📺: www.scottishparliament.tv
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This week is national organ donor week. An academic encourages others to join organ donation register after his twin’s transplant saves his life
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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Organ donation saves lives
Academic encourages others to join organ donation register after his twin’s transplant saves his life
northwestbylines.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week is national organ donor week. An academic encourages others to join organ donation register after his twin’s transplant saves his life
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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Chef and dialysis patient Tony has spoken to BBC news about his experience of applying for PIP. We believe that the welfare system is too complex, stigmatising & does not reflect the needs of people with kidney disease.
Read Tony's story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzz0l7726o
Read Tony's story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzz0l7726o
Norfolk chef on dialysis says Pip is not targeting right people
A chef with kidney failure calls for Pip assessments to change after he was refused the benefit twice.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Chef and dialysis patient Tony has spoken to BBC news about his experience of applying for PIP. We believe that the welfare system is too complex, stigmatising & does not reflect the needs of people with kidney disease.
Read Tony's story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzz0l7726o
Read Tony's story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzz0l7726o
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In patients with CKD with and without type 2 diabetes, treatment with dapagliflozin slows the decline in health-related quality of life. Read more in #ASNJASN: kidney.pub/JASN0776
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In patients with CKD with and without type 2 diabetes, treatment with dapagliflozin slows the decline in health-related quality of life. Read more in #ASNJASN: kidney.pub/JASN0776
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🖊️ Do you feel #KidneyDisease is overlooked? It’s time to act. Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a national #CKDstrategy & a better future for kidney patients 👉 www.ukkidney.org/prime-minist...
@Kidney_Research @kidneycareuk @NKF_UK @PKDCharity @UKKidney
@Kidney_Research @kidneycareuk @NKF_UK @PKDCharity @UKKidney
July 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🖊️ Do you feel #KidneyDisease is overlooked? It’s time to act. Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a national #CKDstrategy & a better future for kidney patients 👉 www.ukkidney.org/prime-minist...
@Kidney_Research @kidneycareuk @NKF_UK @PKDCharity @UKKidney
@Kidney_Research @kidneycareuk @NKF_UK @PKDCharity @UKKidney
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📣 Our latest report 'Left to get on with it' focuses on the social and emotional needs and experiences of adults living with kidney disease. High quality psychosocial support should be available to EVERYONE with kidney disease.
Click here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
Click here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
June 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📣 Our latest report 'Left to get on with it' focuses on the social and emotional needs and experiences of adults living with kidney disease. High quality psychosocial support should be available to EVERYONE with kidney disease.
Click here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
Click here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
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🖋️ On Wednesday we launched our latest report, 'Left to get on with it', focusing on the real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care.
Read the full report here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/get-involved...
Read the full report here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/get-involved...
June 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🖋️ On Wednesday we launched our latest report, 'Left to get on with it', focusing on the real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care.
Read the full report here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/get-involved...
Read the full report here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/get-involved...
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🏆 Feeling incredibly proud of our #BloodyAmazingKidneys campaign winning the Global Innovation Partnership Award from @boehringerglobal.bsky.social last night at the Global Patient Partnership Summit. It's wonderful recognition of the impact of the campaign.
June 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🏆 Feeling incredibly proud of our #BloodyAmazingKidneys campaign winning the Global Innovation Partnership Award from @boehringerglobal.bsky.social last night at the Global Patient Partnership Summit. It's wonderful recognition of the impact of the campaign.
And we are all so pleased that the kidney health resolution was passed. Thank you!
At #WHA78, Member States also
🔸 agreed to strengthen regulation of digital marketing of formula milk and baby foods
🔸 adopted resolutions on lung health and kidney health
🔸 adopted a resolution for a lead-free future
🔗 bit.ly/44IfEs1
🔸 agreed to strengthen regulation of digital marketing of formula milk and baby foods
🔸 adopted resolutions on lung health and kidney health
🔸 adopted a resolution for a lead-free future
🔗 bit.ly/44IfEs1
May 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And we are all so pleased that the kidney health resolution was passed. Thank you!
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❗We welcome the announcement today that the @who.int has formally adopted a resolution to reduce the burden of #KidneyDisease. You can read more about this milestone here 👇 kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
@kidneyresearchuk.org, Kidney Wales, @nkf-uk.bsky.social, PKD Charity, Popham, @ukkidney.org
@kidneyresearchuk.org, Kidney Wales, @nkf-uk.bsky.social, PKD Charity, Popham, @ukkidney.org
May 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
❗We welcome the announcement today that the @who.int has formally adopted a resolution to reduce the burden of #KidneyDisease. You can read more about this milestone here 👇 kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
@kidneyresearchuk.org, Kidney Wales, @nkf-uk.bsky.social, PKD Charity, Popham, @ukkidney.org
@kidneyresearchuk.org, Kidney Wales, @nkf-uk.bsky.social, PKD Charity, Popham, @ukkidney.org
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1/3🤝This week @fionacloud.bsky.social, our Policy Director, has been in Geneva for the 78th World Health Assembly (#WHA78), talking about why #KidneyHealth needs to be seen as a #GlobalPriority. @who.int @theisn.org
Yesterday she met with Guatemalan ambassador (José Francisco Calí Tzay), ...
Yesterday she met with Guatemalan ambassador (José Francisco Calí Tzay), ...
May 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
1/3🤝This week @fionacloud.bsky.social, our Policy Director, has been in Geneva for the 78th World Health Assembly (#WHA78), talking about why #KidneyHealth needs to be seen as a #GlobalPriority. @who.int @theisn.org
Yesterday she met with Guatemalan ambassador (José Francisco Calí Tzay), ...
Yesterday she met with Guatemalan ambassador (José Francisco Calí Tzay), ...
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Historic decision at #WHA78:
Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics.
🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH
Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics.
🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more t...
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May 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Historic decision at #WHA78:
Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics.
🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH
Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics.
🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH
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One of the key themes from our parliamentary roundtable event last week was how we can learn from what other countries are doing to increase the number of people with CKD identified and diagnosed sooner. Read more here: kidneycareuk.org/about-us/pol...
May 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of the key themes from our parliamentary roundtable event last week was how we can learn from what other countries are doing to increase the number of people with CKD identified and diagnosed sooner. Read more here: kidneycareuk.org/about-us/pol...
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Our Policy Director Fiona Loud will be joining the #WHA78 #CKMForum on 22 May. She will be sharing why early diagnosis & better, more coordinated, care for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) conditions needs to be part of the global #NCD conversation 👉🏼 bit.ly/ckmforum
May 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Our Policy Director Fiona Loud will be joining the #WHA78 #CKMForum on 22 May. She will be sharing why early diagnosis & better, more coordinated, care for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) conditions needs to be part of the global #NCD conversation 👉🏼 bit.ly/ckmforum
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📣 Join ISN & @devex.com at #WHA78 side event: Kidney Health Matters: A Policy Imperative for Economic Resilience
🗓️ May 21 | 🕣 8:30 CEST
👉 Attend or join the live stream: pages.devex.com/kidney-healt...
With support from: @astrazeneca.bsky.social, @boehringerglobal.bsky.social, @novartis.bsky.social
🗓️ May 21 | 🕣 8:30 CEST
👉 Attend or join the live stream: pages.devex.com/kidney-healt...
With support from: @astrazeneca.bsky.social, @boehringerglobal.bsky.social, @novartis.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📣 Join ISN & @devex.com at #WHA78 side event: Kidney Health Matters: A Policy Imperative for Economic Resilience
🗓️ May 21 | 🕣 8:30 CEST
👉 Attend or join the live stream: pages.devex.com/kidney-healt...
With support from: @astrazeneca.bsky.social, @boehringerglobal.bsky.social, @novartis.bsky.social
🗓️ May 21 | 🕣 8:30 CEST
👉 Attend or join the live stream: pages.devex.com/kidney-healt...
With support from: @astrazeneca.bsky.social, @boehringerglobal.bsky.social, @novartis.bsky.social
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UN Member States must support this resolution and vote in favor at the #WHA78 to drive meaningful action on kidney health.
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Kidney disease and the global health agenda - International Society of Nephrology
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March 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
UN Member States must support this resolution and vote in favor at the #WHA78 to drive meaningful action on kidney health.
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