More info
Here are details of other web sites and books which you may find helpful. Your renal unit will also have details of other sources of information.
Websites
- Age Concern England
www.ageuk.org.uk - The Alport Syndrome Foundation
www.alportsyndrome.org - American Association of Kidney Patients
www.aakp.org - American Kidney Fund
www.kidneyfund.org - Australian Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org.au - Benefits Agency (UK)
www.dwp.gov.uk/gov - British Diabetic Association
www.diabetes.org.uk - Carers UK
www.carersuk.org - Contact a Family (UK)
www.contact.org.uk - Department of Social Security (UK)
www.dss.gov.uk - Disability Scotland
www.disabilityscot.org.uk - Global Dialysis
www.globaldialysis.com - Kidney Care UK
www.kidneycareuk.org/ - MedicAlert Foundation
www.medicalert.org.uk - National Kidney Federation (UK)
www.kidney.org.uk - National Kidney Foundation (USA)
www.kidney.org - Nephron Information Center (USA)
nephron.com - Nephrology News
www.nephrologynews.com - Kidney Research UK
www.kidneyresearchuk.org - NHS Choices (UK)
www.nhs.uk - Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
www.pkdcure.org - World Kidney Fund
www.theisn.org
Books and leaflets
- Kidney Failure: the facts
by Stewart Cameron
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0-19-262643-4 - Kidney Failure Explained
by Dr Andy Stein and Janet Wild, RGN
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-872362-90-7 (2nd edition 1859590-70-5) - Kidney Dialysis & Transplants
by Dr Andy Stein & Janet Wild
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-859590-46-2 - Kidney Transplants Explained
by Dr Andy Stein, Dr Rob Higgins & Janet Wild
Class Publishing
ISBN: 9781859591932 - Living Well with Kidney Failure
by Juliet Auer
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-859591-12-4 - Vital Nephrology
by Dr Andy Stein, Janet Wild and Dr Paul Cook
Class Publishing
ISBN: 1-859591-02-7