Rob Finnigan
@robfinnigan.bsky.social
21 years post transplant. Executive Director of the KIN Community Interest Company. Formerly Patient Voice Manager for the North West Kidney Network.
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🌟 Meet Dr Emma Coyne – Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Nottingham's renal transplant unit – as she shows how psychosocial care is embedded across clinics, dialysis units, staff training & service development for people living with kidney disease.
🎥 Watch now: https://youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
🎥 Watch now: https://youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌟 Meet Dr Emma Coyne – Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Nottingham's renal transplant unit – as she shows how psychosocial care is embedded across clinics, dialysis units, staff training & service development for people living with kidney disease.
🎥 Watch now: https://youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
🎥 Watch now: https://youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
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Now online in @ndt-era.bsky.social – this article by Prof Daniel Gale shows how RaDaR data are accelerating drug development for rare kidney diseases – informing NICE appraisals, regulatory endpoints & clinical trials for IgA nephropathy, FSGS, C3G & Alport syndrome.
📄: ow.ly/L9HK50XqqqT
📄: ow.ly/L9HK50XqqqT
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Now online in @ndt-era.bsky.social – this article by Prof Daniel Gale shows how RaDaR data are accelerating drug development for rare kidney diseases – informing NICE appraisals, regulatory endpoints & clinical trials for IgA nephropathy, FSGS, C3G & Alport syndrome.
📄: ow.ly/L9HK50XqqqT
📄: ow.ly/L9HK50XqqqT
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🌟 Spotlight: Enhanced Supportive Kidney Care SIG 🌟
Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease.
Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life 👇
www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#UKKA75 #HolisticCare
Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease.
Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life 👇
www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#UKKA75 #HolisticCare
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🌟 Spotlight: Enhanced Supportive Kidney Care SIG 🌟
Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease.
Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life 👇
www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#UKKA75 #HolisticCare
Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease.
Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life 👇
www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#UKKA75 #HolisticCare
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🌟Dr Maria Pippias MBChB MRCP (Neph) PhD has been appointed Deputy Director of Informatics Research at the UKRR.
A Consultant Nephrologist & renal data expert, she’ll drive research that improves outcomes for people living with #KidneyDisease.
📰: www.ukkidney.org/abo...
A Consultant Nephrologist & renal data expert, she’ll drive research that improves outcomes for people living with #KidneyDisease.
📰: www.ukkidney.org/abo...
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🌟Dr Maria Pippias MBChB MRCP (Neph) PhD has been appointed Deputy Director of Informatics Research at the UKRR.
A Consultant Nephrologist & renal data expert, she’ll drive research that improves outcomes for people living with #KidneyDisease.
📰: www.ukkidney.org/abo...
A Consultant Nephrologist & renal data expert, she’ll drive research that improves outcomes for people living with #KidneyDisease.
📰: www.ukkidney.org/abo...
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👕 We tested Asda's new accessible clothing line to see if it made access for treatment easier for people having haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Read the full article here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/treatments/haemodialysis/accessible-clothing-for-dialysis/
Read the full article here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/treatments/haemodialysis/accessible-clothing-for-dialysis/
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
👕 We tested Asda's new accessible clothing line to see if it made access for treatment easier for people having haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Read the full article here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/treatments/haemodialysis/accessible-clothing-for-dialysis/
Read the full article here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/treatments/haemodialysis/accessible-clothing-for-dialysis/
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Huge thanks to our Salford research star of the month, inpatient research team lead Beth Charles. She's a tremendously kind & supportive colleague who uplifts the capability & confidence of the team. They say she is an inspiring leader whose passion for research drives improvements for patients.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Huge thanks to our Salford research star of the month, inpatient research team lead Beth Charles. She's a tremendously kind & supportive colleague who uplifts the capability & confidence of the team. They say she is an inspiring leader whose passion for research drives improvements for patients.
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35 children with FSGS were enrolled in the DUPLEX study. Sparsentan treated patients had lower proteinuria and less frequent kidney failure compared to irbesartan control. #KidneyWk
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
35 children with FSGS were enrolled in the DUPLEX study. Sparsentan treated patients had lower proteinuria and less frequent kidney failure compared to irbesartan control. #KidneyWk
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Looking forward to speaking this afternoon on the approach to hypertension treatment in older people living with frailty
Thank you @asnkidney.bsky.social for the invitation!
#KidneyWeek2025 #ASN #KidneyWk
Thank you @asnkidney.bsky.social for the invitation!
#KidneyWeek2025 #ASN #KidneyWk
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Looking forward to speaking this afternoon on the approach to hypertension treatment in older people living with frailty
Thank you @asnkidney.bsky.social for the invitation!
#KidneyWeek2025 #ASN #KidneyWk
Thank you @asnkidney.bsky.social for the invitation!
#KidneyWeek2025 #ASN #KidneyWk
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🧡 250,000 people have now completed our #BloodyAmazingKidneys Checker! With half of those identified as being at increased risk, this means thousands more people now have the chance to have their kidney disease diagnosed earlier.
Check your risk 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-health-checker/
Check your risk 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-health-checker/
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🧡 250,000 people have now completed our #BloodyAmazingKidneys Checker! With half of those identified as being at increased risk, this means thousands more people now have the chance to have their kidney disease diagnosed earlier.
Check your risk 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-health-checker/
Check your risk 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-health-checker/
Wonderful day at the fundraising event for Kidneys For Life with the amazing Victoria Thomson
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wonderful day at the fundraising event for Kidneys For Life with the amazing Victoria Thomson
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It’s not all work for us after all very successful day at the DAYLife summit a little bit of down time with pizza, wine and good company before going again tomorrow for our Midlands Kidney Network Annual Study Day @ukkidney.org @kqip.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s not all work for us after all very successful day at the DAYLife summit a little bit of down time with pizza, wine and good company before going again tomorrow for our Midlands Kidney Network Annual Study Day @ukkidney.org @kqip.bsky.social
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Darren Green writes about a career in nephrology in @bmj.com
Completely agree with these sentiments
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#NephSky
Completely agree with these sentiments
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#NephSky
September 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Darren Green writes about a career in nephrology in @bmj.com
Completely agree with these sentiments
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#NephSky
Completely agree with these sentiments
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#NephSky
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More than 12,000 people in the UK have died or been removed from the transplant waiting list over the past 10 years before receiving the lifesaving organs they desperately needed, new figures reveal.
shorturl.at/Oovpo
shorturl.at/Oovpo
September 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
More than 12,000 people in the UK have died or been removed from the transplant waiting list over the past 10 years before receiving the lifesaving organs they desperately needed, new figures reveal.
shorturl.at/Oovpo
shorturl.at/Oovpo
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Over 2 days, our Dialysis Roadshows @uhbTrust welcomed 100+ patients, carers & families. Every attendee gave positive feedback & said they’d recommend to a loved one ❤️.
A great blend of clinical expertise & lived experience. Already looking forward to next year!
#Dialysis #KidneyCare
A great blend of clinical expertise & lived experience. Already looking forward to next year!
#Dialysis #KidneyCare
September 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Over 2 days, our Dialysis Roadshows @uhbTrust welcomed 100+ patients, carers & families. Every attendee gave positive feedback & said they’d recommend to a loved one ❤️.
A great blend of clinical expertise & lived experience. Already looking forward to next year!
#Dialysis #KidneyCare
A great blend of clinical expertise & lived experience. Already looking forward to next year!
#Dialysis #KidneyCare
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Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food Additives ca. 2025 from @asnpublications.bsky.social
#Nephpearls #NephSky
👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965988/
#Nephpearls #NephSky
👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965988/
September 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food Additives ca. 2025 from @asnpublications.bsky.social
#Nephpearls #NephSky
👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965988/
#Nephpearls #NephSky
👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965988/
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🚨 Exciting Fellowships! 🚨
Join UHB NHS FT as a Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine (12m fixed term, £65k, Birmingham).
Apply now:
🧠 Dialysis & Cognition: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…
💉 Hypertension & Dialysis: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba�#Renal
#ResearchResearch
Join UHB NHS FT as a Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine (12m fixed term, £65k, Birmingham).
Apply now:
🧠 Dialysis & Cognition: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…
💉 Hypertension & Dialysis: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba�#Renal
#ResearchResearch
https://jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…
September 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🚨 Exciting Fellowships! 🚨
Join UHB NHS FT as a Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine (12m fixed term, £65k, Birmingham).
Apply now:
🧠 Dialysis & Cognition: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…
💉 Hypertension & Dialysis: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba�#Renal
#ResearchResearch
Join UHB NHS FT as a Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine (12m fixed term, £65k, Birmingham).
Apply now:
🧠 Dialysis & Cognition: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…
💉 Hypertension & Dialysis: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba�#Renal
#ResearchResearch
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Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
Discovery that clopidogrel is a more effective blood thinner could transform health guidelines worldwide
Doctors have found a drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, in a discovery that could transform health guidelines worldwide.
For decades, millions of people have been advised to take aspirin to reduce their risk of experiencing a serious cardiovascular event. A daily low-dose aspirin makes blood less sticky and helps prevent heart attacks and strokes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
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⌛3 weeks until abstract deadline!
Once started, you can edit an abstract submission at any point before the deadline...
✎Start your submission today for your chance to share your case studies & reports with the UK professional kidney community!
📝ow.ly/aCJb50WMHZ4
Once started, you can edit an abstract submission at any point before the deadline...
✎Start your submission today for your chance to share your case studies & reports with the UK professional kidney community!
📝ow.ly/aCJb50WMHZ4
August 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
⌛3 weeks until abstract deadline!
Once started, you can edit an abstract submission at any point before the deadline...
✎Start your submission today for your chance to share your case studies & reports with the UK professional kidney community!
📝ow.ly/aCJb50WMHZ4
Once started, you can edit an abstract submission at any point before the deadline...
✎Start your submission today for your chance to share your case studies & reports with the UK professional kidney community!
📝ow.ly/aCJb50WMHZ4
Wasn’t expecting this today.
August 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Wasn’t expecting this today.
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🧬 Up to 30% of adults with CKD have an inherited form—yet family history is still underused.
10 tips to do this well 🍎
It’s free, powerful & can change the whole pathway. #Nephrology #CKD
academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…
10 tips to do this well 🍎
It’s free, powerful & can change the whole pathway. #Nephrology #CKD
academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…
August 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🧬 Up to 30% of adults with CKD have an inherited form—yet family history is still underused.
10 tips to do this well 🍎
It’s free, powerful & can change the whole pathway. #Nephrology #CKD
academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…
10 tips to do this well 🍎
It’s free, powerful & can change the whole pathway. #Nephrology #CKD
academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…