Kidney Care UK - 2018 Impact Report
As the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity, we are here to help and provide a much needed safety net for kidney patients and their families. Whilst we can’t cover all the work accomplished in 2018 in one publication, it is incredibly heartwarming to hear directly from those who have benefitted from our emotional, financial and practical support services or who are supporting the charity through fundraising efforts.
As the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity, we are here to help and provide a much needed safety net for kidney patients and their families. Whilst we can’t cover all the work accomplished in 2018 in one publication, it is incredibly heartwarming to hear directly from those who have benefitted from our emotional, financial and practical support services or who are supporting the charity through fundraising efforts.
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Welcome: Right here by your side<br />
Welcome: Right here by your side<br />
Making a difference Why we’re needed 04<br />
Supporting<br />
patients and their wellbeing<br />
How we helped 06<br />
Providing a safety net 08<br />
Emotional support 10<br />
Peer-to-peer advocacy 12<br />
Martin’s story: 14<br />
A more promising future<br />
Reliable information 16<br />
Holiday and respite breaks 18<br />
Financial assistance 20<br />
Jake’s story: 22<br />
Giving something back<br />
Right here<br />
by your side<br />
“Whether you are living with kidney<br />
disease yourself or caring for someone<br />
who is, <strong>Kidney</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>UK</strong> are here to<br />
support you, every single day.<br />
Over the next few pages you will read how we have spent<br />
the last year raising awareness of the many ways we can<br />
help people living with kidney disease, improving our<br />
services, developing new ones and supporting more<br />
patients and families than ever before.<br />
Improving quality<br />
in health and care services<br />
Campaigning<br />
for a better future<br />
Fundraising<br />
help us do even more<br />
Achieving more together 24<br />
Innovation and partnerships 26<br />
Shaping national policies 30<br />
Changing the law 32<br />
Travelling after Brexit 33<br />
Challenging patient transport 34<br />
The Rossiter’s Story: 36<br />
Living life to the full<br />
Generously giving back 38<br />
Bob’s story: 40<br />
Helping to support others<br />
There is no doubt that <strong>2018</strong> has been our most successful<br />
year to date and it’s all thanks to the hard work of our<br />
wonderful supporters. Whether you raised money through<br />
your own endeavours or donated to a friend’s fundraising<br />
event, you have helped us make a difference.<br />
It was also the year in which I was awarded an OBE for<br />
services to kidney patients. While I carry the letters, I am<br />
conscious that any achievements have been a team effort.<br />
It has been my privilege and pleasure to work with so many<br />
others in this vital field, and I look forward to continuing to<br />
build on this alongside my fellow trustees and staff of<br />
<strong>Kidney</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>UK</strong>.<br />
We know there is still so much more we need to do to ensure<br />
that everyone affected by kidney disease can live their lives<br />
to the full. But we continue to be inspired and motivated<br />
every single day by the personal stories of people we have<br />
helped and the incredible efforts of our fundraisers.”<br />
Danielle’s story: 41<br />
I could do anything!<br />
02<br />
Thanks to every one of you 42<br />
Professor Donal O’Donoghue OBE, BSc, MBChB, FRCP<br />
Chair of Trustees<br />
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