National Kidney Federation

The National Kidney Federation (NKF) are proud to be the largest kidney patient charity in the UK.

Run by kidney patients, for kidney patients.The vision is a better future for those affected by kidney disease and their families.
For over 46 years, the aim of the charity continues to have two main roles:

• To provide an array of National Patient Support Services
• And to campaign for improvements to renal provision and treatment

With an estimated 3.25 million people living in the UK with kidney disease (this represents people at stages 3 to 5 CKD), the National Kidney Federation are a lifeline of support and hope to patients and families. NFK works tirelessly to persuade policy and decision makers to provide better treatment and services for kidney patients. The NKF has the only free UK Helpline service dedicated to kidney patients, their families, renal units and health care professionals.
NKF’s strategic goals are to;

1. Strength network
2. Increase national profile and influence
3. Continue to develop high quality support
4. Improve equality, diversity and inclusion
5. A stronger charity to better champion the need of community.