More info
Here are details of other web sites and books which you may find helpful. Your renal unit will also have details of other sources of information.
Latest: follow Jean-Louis Clemendot, a dialysis patient sailing solo across the Atlantic.
Websites
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Age Concern England
www.ageuk.org.uk -
The Alport Syndrome Foundation
www.alportsyndrome.org -
American Association of Kidney Patients
www.aakp.org -
American Kidney Fund
www.kidneyfund.org -
Australian Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org.au -
Benefits Agency (UK)
www.dwp.gov.uk/gov -
British Diabetic Association
www.diabetes.org.uk -
Carers UK
www.carersuk.org -
Contact a Family (UK)
www.contact.org.uk -
Department of Social Security (UK)
www.dss.gov.uk -
Disability Scotland
www.disabilityscot.org.uk -
Global Dialysis
www.globaldialysis.com -
Jean-Louis Clemendot
www.jeanlouisclemendot.fr/ -
Kidney Care UK
www.kidneycareuk.org/ -
MedicAlert Foundation
www.medicalert.org.uk -
National Kidney Federation (UK)
www.kidney.org.uk -
National Kidney Foundation (USA)
www.kidney.org -
Nephron Information Center (USA)
nephron.com -
Nephrology News
www.nephrologynews.com -
Kidney Research UK
www.kidneyresearchuk.org -
NHS Choices (UK)
www.nhs.uk -
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
www.pkdcure.org -
World Kidney Fund
www.theisn.org
Books and leaflets
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Kidney Failure: the facts
by Stewart Cameron
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0-19-262643-4 -
Kidney Failure Explained
by Dr Andy Stein and Janet Wild, RGN
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-872362-90-7 (2nd edition 1859590-70-5) -
Kidney Dialysis & Transplants
by Dr Andy Stein & Janet Wild
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-859590-46-2 -
Kidney Transplants Explained
by Dr Andy Stein, Dr Rob Higgins & Janet Wild
Class Publishing
ISBN: 9781859591932 -
Living Well with Kidney Failure
by Juliet Auer
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-859591-12-4 -
Vital Nephrology
by Dr Andy Stein, Janet Wild and Dr Paul Cook
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-859591-02-7