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  The KPA had six runners in this year’s London Marathon on 22nd April, between them they raised approximately £10 000 for the charity. Rachel, Carolyn, Michelle, Chris, Ciara and Zoe were this year’s KPA runners. They all have a keen interest in raising funds to support kidney patients. As well as working hard to train for the race they also worked hard to get…

 ‘I CAN DO IT’: To celebrate World Kidney Day on 8th March, the KPA commissioned a specialist company to run a workshop for kidney patients.   The workshop offered help in presentation skills, employment legal advice and each person attending received a personal CV (personal statement which may assist you when applying for a job). Spectrum, the specialist employment company, along with one of our patients, Maddy Warren, put…

  This year the Christmas party held at the Camberwell dialysis unit took place on the 17th December. It was a great success and a lot of effort and time went into the fabulous outfits that were worn by the staff, patients and relatives.  It was a fantastic turn out, the food was splendid with lots of different cultural dishes, there was a team of…

  We, the members of the Guy’s adult transplant team who were selected for the world transplant games would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and funding, which enabled us to compete in Sweden. All three of us feel very proud to represent the UK in our chosen sports (including badminton, long jump and swimming). Each member was lucky enough to…

  Chair’s Report, 2010-11: Trevor Cook, Chair of the KPA welcomed members to the Roben’s Suite at Guy’s Hospital for the Annual General Meeting of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Kidney Patients Association on Saturday 12th November 2011. Membership Matters: As the number of patients treated by Guy’s and St Thomas’ kidney unit increases so the membership of the KPA increases. In the past the KPA…

  Below are the results of a survey the KPA committee conducted back in June 2011. The results demonstrate that we, as a charity, need to promote our work as much as possible to the staff and patients of Guy’ s and St Thomas’ hospitals. Thank you to all the patients and staff that took time to complete this survey.  GSTTKPA Questionnaire Results June 2011…

  Sunshine and showers were the order of the day at the Sidcup v Forest Hill football tournament on Sunday 7th August. Staff and patients from the two dialysis units went head to head to battle it out at the Power League Sports Ground in Catford.  Players, trainers, and supporters arrived early; the organisers arrived fashionably late as excitement mounted in anticipation of the game. Funding…

This year’s National Transplant Week was 4th – 10th July and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) called on the UK public to reduce the waiting times for a transplant by signing up to the Organ Donor Register. Staff and KPA members from Guy’s and St Thomas’ set up an information stand in the main corridor at St Thomas’ Hospital to encourage people to join the NHS…

  Some of our kidney patients decided that they were not going to miss out on the Royal Wedding Celebrations just because they had to come for dialysis on the big day! Thanks to a generous donation from the KPA patients attending for dialysis at Forest Hill and Bostock on the 29th April were able to organise their own street party in the units. Red,…

The KPA had four runners in this year’s London Marathon on 17th April, between them they raised £10 000 for the charity. Heidi, Ben, Rebecca and Joseph were this year’s KPA runners. They all have a keen interest in raising funds to support kidney patients. As well as working hard to train for the race they also worked hard to get sponsorship. The KPA would…