Just about to start my #WorldKidneyDay presentation for AstraZenecaUK but last minute #coronavirus changes mean we are using technology smartly and presenting remotely! #ckd #kidneysmatter World Kidney Day UK

...and look, bumped into the lovely AKPA in the lobby-so lovely to see them raising awareness here. brought a leaflet up to my new desk too. #worldkidneyday #kidneysmatter

This week I have worked in N&T and critical care. I have been overwhelmed by the way everyone has pulled together to support each other and overcome any obstacle posed. We really are #InThisTogether. I have never been prouder #NHSCovidHeroes @UHWCriticalCare #renalrocks CardiffandVale UHB

Morning lovely people #happymothersday to all the mums especially those who are out there working so hard to keep us safe right now & of course my amazing mum @HelenWa17862173 & much love to those who don’t have a mum here anymore to celebrate 😘

Quarantined at home with our COVID+ daughter at the moment. Thanks to all our fantastic colleagues and neighbours and the guys at the local pub for offering to get our shopping and helping out. Lots of virtual clinics & virtual MDTs to do and more time on zoom than ever before.

Checklist and guidance for management of peritoneal dialysis programmes bit.ly/39yqnVH Thanks to Simon Davies Mark Lambie Martin Wilkie, with input from a broad group of medical and MPT clinicians BritishRenalSociety RenalAssoc #COVID19Renal

Our friends at Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social have updated their #covid19 advice for dialysis patients.

The dialysis nurses are amazing

This requires a joined up system wide approach

Delighted to be able to leak some good news that my friend and colleague James Medcalf (not on Twitter) from Leicester's Hospitals and Medical Director UK Renal Registry is now Professor Medcalf Uni of Leicester Cardiovascular Sciences Leicester University. Thoroughly deserved.

My improvement journey: renal care | The Health Foundation - Thankyou for your support ⁦ShareHD⁩ ⁦RenalAssoc⁩ ⁦Kidney Research UK⁩ ⁦Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social⁩ ⁦Sheffield Hospitals⁩ ⁦Jim Sheffield⁩ ⁦⁦@allisontong1⁩ health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

Dr Medhat Atalla, a much-loved and respected doctor at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, has sadly passed away at the hospital, following treatment for Covid-19. As a team we are truly saddened and we will miss him every single day. dbth.nhs.uk/news/memory-dr…

Our head of best practice Vicki victoria shaw is swimning 26 widths of the River Nene in our home city for the #TwoPointSixChallenge. 🏊 Click below to read more about Vicki's incredible open water challenge and to sponsor her! Go Vicki! 🏊 TCS London Marathon bit.ly/3bLFHjm

Peritoneal Dialysis in the time of COVID-19 - Martin Wilkie, Simon Davies with links to helpful guidance ⁦Int. Soc. for Peritoneal Dialysis⁩ ⁦RenalAssoc⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Kidney Research UK⁩ ⁦Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social⁩ ⁦Tess Harris ((in need of another kidney sadly))⁩ ⁦National Kidney Foundation⁩ ⁦Fiona Loud 💙⁩ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The British Islamic Medical Association rapid review of the evidence of fasting in Ramadan includes guidance on CKD, organ transplants, diabetes and occupational health advice bit.ly/3eJLloe

More on the #dialysis fluid issues in #ITU caused by numbers of #AKI #COVID19 patients from BBC Midlands featuring Indranil Dasgupta Fiona Loud 💙

'My 10-year journey has enabled me to better understand the potential of quality improvement methodologies to test and scale up #whyidosharedcare.' Martin Wilkie reflects on a a decade of leading quality improvement in renal care. Read his blog now: health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

finishing the week on a good note - 1500 patients have been discharged from University Hospitals Birmingham following recovery from #COVID19 as of today 😁❤ Although is it the end of the week - with the 12 hour 4 days on and off it feels like a weekday Onward and upwards :)

We are so grateful to the Trustees and worshippers at the Guru Teg Bahadur Sikh Gurdwara in Wolverhampton for their generous donation, which has enabled us to buy tablets that keep families and friends connected whilst we can't have visitors in our hospitals.

Vic Ness ShareHD JCUH Renal Services Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social Head of Nursing for JCCISM Great work Vicki and team! ⭐️