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COVID-19 “Beat The Boredom” Competition Winners!
We had some fabulous entries to our recent COVID-19 “Beating The Boredom” competition, and now it’s time to find out who has won themselves a One-4-All voucher! There were initially four categories in the competition, but all the entries we…
COVID-19 Video Contest Terms & Conditions
Contest description A video contest organised by Irish Kidney Association (IKA) for the entertainment of others on our website. Contest opens for entries on 20 April 2020. Entry is free. Be creative and show us how you’ve been beating the…
Kidney transplant patients left waiting ‘in limbo’ for surgery
People awaiting kidney transplants have expressed concerns that no date has yet been given as to when the surgeries, which were paused because of the coronavirus, will resume. Read the full article on RTÉ news.
Resources for Stress Control and Coping with Isolation
Update 1: The Irish government have launched a new webpage with lots of advice and tips on how you can look after your mental wellbeing and cope with your new daily routine. You can find all of this here: …
Minister for Health signs regulations to assist with prescriptions
Press Release Published: 3 April 2020 From: Department of Health Click here to view original document. Minister for Health Simon Harris has today (Friday, 3 April) signed two statutory instruments to relieve some of the pressures on our GPs, pharmacists and…
Managing Mental Health During COVID-19
‘Between Stimulus and Response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom’ Dr Viktor E. Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning We are certainly in…
COVID-19 HAEMODIALYSIS TRANSPORT
The Irish Kidney Association are pleased to confirm the 30c per kilometre, for self-management of your own transport from your home to your dialysis centre and return, is now available from the HSE. Please click here or the image below…
NEW BOOKING SYSTEM FOR SUPPORT CENTRE
Please click here to find details of the new booking system for patients requiring accommodation in Dublin whilst our Support Centre is closed.
KIDNEY PATIENT SUPPORT CENTRE SEQUESTERED BY BEAUMONT HOSPITAL
As part of Covid-19 contingency plans Beaumont Hospital has sequestered the Irish Kidney Association’s Renal Support Centre which is located on the grounds of Beaumont Hospital. The Irish Kidney Association’s thirteen ensuite double bedrooms facility provides free overnight accommodation to…
Government Update 12th March 2020
What is happening? The Government is announcing additional measures to protect citizens by delaying the spread of COVID-19. The general public is asked to follow this advice and keep informed of this ongoing outbreak. We are actively working to delay…
IKA Organ Donor Awareness Week Postponed
Our overall priority is to keep our patients as safe as possible… The Irish Kidney Association has taken the decision not to proceed with Organ Donor Awareness Week 2020 (28th March – 4th April) in response to the outbreak of…
ADPKD Research Priority Setting Partnership Questionnaire
Help identify the top ten most important things to research in ADPKD – autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. The PKD Charity, in association with James Lind Alliance, has collected a range of ideas from patients, carers and healthcare professionals to…