Have you had a kidney transplant and live in Scotland? The Scottish Government would like your feedback and want to hear about your experience to help drive service improvements. New patient survey is now live! Share your feedback 👉 bit.ly/3s1M3Zy

Delighted that our newest paper is out, Please check it out 👇 Study led by Bean , which was a great team effort from Tariq, Dan Pugh , Fi , Matt Bailey , EdinClinTox , Peter Gallacher and those not on X. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Sign our petition in Scotland! We urge the Scottish Government to make chronic kidney disease as a clinical priority. Elevate its status to prompt action for improved patient outcomes. Help prevent late diagnoses and kidney failure. Link below 👇 bit.ly/3SFANMJ

I am increasingly uncertain about the difference between what we call “health” care and what we call “social” care. The distinction appears illogical and anachronistic and ultimately simply serves to permit means testing for “social” but not “health”.

Making a splash today - important new research into the cardiovascular consequences of kidney failure in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 led by Edinburgh Kidney Peter Gallacher Bean @SamiraBell76 funded by British Heart Foundation BHF Scotland independent.co.uk/news/uk/people…

Fantastic article in the FutureScot newsletter featuring the talented Dr Peter Gallacher . Please read about #DataLoch and Peter Gallacher 's research 👇 futurescot.com/unlocking-data…

Delighted to honour the name of my late esteemed colleague Dr Brian Chapman through this scholarship that allows doctors from lower/lower middle income countries to come to Edinburgh to attend our International Course in Medicine of the Older Adult #rcpeolder2024 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

We are all very excited that #UKKW2024 is coming to Edinburgh. To celebrate Edinburgh Kidney are hosting drop in drinks 6-8pm at Sheraton One Square Bar on Wednesday 12th. Please pop by and chat will be all things 🫘.

There are more than 7,600 people in need of an organ transplant right now. Let’s bring hope to those waiting and their families this #OrganDonationWeek. It takes just 2 minutes to register your organ donation decision, and you could save up to 9 lives. orlo.uk/gGMh0

Would you consider donating a kidney? #OrganDonationWeek has really highlighted that you can give the gift of life. Did you know that six people die each week waiting for a kidney? @donateakidneyuk was created to encourage living kidney donation and help people interested in

Delighted our paper 18F-FDG-PET/MR imaging to monitor disease activity in large vessel vasculitis was selected in the Nature Communications Editors’ Highlights showcasing the 50 best papers in translational and clinical research area. 👏 Check it out 👇 nature.com/collections/ec…

Delighted this is now in print! 🥳🥳 Huge thanks to everyone who helped- especially the participants and Kidney Research UK! We are so excited by the results- Apelin benefits both the kidneys & heart in CKD 🍎🏨🫘❤️ Edinburgh Kidney Davenport_Lab EdinUniCVS Bean

Cardiovascular 🫀and renal 🫘 effects of apelin 🍏🏨 in chronic kidney disease: a randomised 🎲, double-blind 🕶️🕶️, placebo-controlled 💊, crossover 🔀 study… Congrats to Fi from Edinburgh Kidney on this new paper in Nature Communications! nature.com/articles/s4146… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Amazing work just published in Nature Communications from our Team, led by Fi and Bean . Love the puns - Apelin a day indeed 😉 and a fabulous experimental medicine study conducted here The University of Edinburgh

“The increase in service-based “Locally Employed Doctor” posts is a matter for serious concern, not celebration. The increase is produced by a training gap - a huge and growing mismatch between the numbers of graduates and the number of structured training posts available.”

We are incredibly thrilled to share that our chief executive, Sandra Currie, is named as the recipient of an OBE in recognition of Services to People Affected by Kidney Disease, as announced in the King’s 2025 New Year Honours list. For the past 12 years as CEO, Sandra has been

Did you know? For many patients in need of a kidney transplant, the best outcome for their transplant will be from a living donor. This #WorldKidneyDay, consider living donation - you could help transform someone's life 💗 #LivingDonationWeek

New research results for people with chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injur! 🎉 Dr Bryan Conway and his team have identified a group of cells in the kidney that emerge during chronic kidney disease, or after acute kidney injury, that lead to a loss of kidney function.

This is an amazing opportunity for doctors from low to lower middle income countries to attend the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh flagship acute medicine conference at the end of the year! rcpe.ac.uk/education/prof… RCPEdin Trainees