ABOUT US

We are GSTTKPA

We are a registered charity founded in 1980 to support kidney patients of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals, their families or carers.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is a centre of excellence for the treatment of kidney disease. The kidney services treat adults and children living in South East London and the surrounding areas.

Our Activities

We help patients by funding social events in the dialysis units and activities such as The Transplant Games for adults and children. We fund patient amenities, such as TVs, in clinics and dialysis units

We also raise awareness of kidney disease and organ donation on World Kidney Day and during Organ Donation Week.

We have charity bond places in three prestigious national events: The Virgin London Marathon; The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 and the Vitality 10K London Run. Contact us for details.

The KPA Committee

The committee is made up of patients, carers, and kidney staff. The Chair is John Ogilvie and Sabrina Nelson Vice Chair. The Trustees also include George Brown, Teresa Durkin and John Ogilvie. The Treasurer is Janice Stephens. Other Committee members are: Adisa Akintola, Adora Beleno-Harriott, Edmund Clottey, Omolara Fasegha, Sally Halford, Nicola Ibe, Charles Jaja, Nicos Kessaris, Yvonne Mcpherson, Nicholas Palmer, Margaret Rodgers, Manish Sinha and Erica Tate.

Our next Annual General Meeting will be held on 25th November 2023, further details will be circulated nearer the time of the meeting. All kidney patients, families, carers and kidney staff are welcome to attend.

Get Involved
  • Help support social activities at one of the dialysis units on behalf of the KPA
  • Help support The Transplant Games: http://www.transplantsport.org.uk/
  • Help support events for World Kidney Day and Organ Donation Week to raise awareness of kidney disease and organ donation
  • Help us to raise funds by nominating the KPA as your chosen charity at your next fund raisng event be it large or small.

Join the GSTTKPA

It’s quick and easy to join the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Kidney Patients Association – we welcome all patients, family members, carers and staff. Young kidney patients treated by The Evelina London children’s hospital at St Thomas’ are also welcome.

National Links

We are linked to The National Kidney Federation which is a national kidney charity. We also work in partnership with other organisations to raise awareness of kidney disease and to support kidney patients.

Feedback

The KPA are keen to hear your views, please give us your feedback by contacting: info@gsttkpa.org

Please note that we are unable to respond to individual complaints about care at Guy’s or St Thomas’, these should be addressed to the Trust.