Kidney Research UK history

The NNF was the inaugural lay group that ultimately became the National Kidney Foundation in 1964.

The first NKF research fellowships were awarded in 1968.

It included a milestone achievement in 1972-- the passage of legislation that provided federal government financing for nearly all Americans with kidney failure.

The American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) was launched by NKF in 1981 and has become the go-to resource for cutting-edge clinical science, together with NKF's three other peer-reviewed publications.

NKF was a leader in crafting and passing the National Transplant Act in 1984 which prohibited the sale of organs.

The first guidelines were published in 1997, and today there are 12 guidelines, which are setting the standards for treatment of all aspects of kidney disease and have made a major difference in the quality of care for kidney patients worldwide.

One of NKF's most valuable assets is the "Kidney Learning System," or KLS, established in 2003 as the core of NKF's education programming.

In ‘Exceptional Times’ - the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Renal Association 2020 John Feehally describes the first phase of the Renal Association’s response to the challenge of COVID-19.

In 2021, a new chapter of this history began as the Renal Association, after 71 years, became part of the new UK Kidney Association.