Norfolk

Local and National Support for you.

The only kidney charity run by patients and carers for patients and carers.

WE aim to improve the plight of renal patients. When kidneys fail the only hope is treatment with an artificial kidney/dialysis until a suitable transplant is available. Unfortunately there are many patients waiting and some are unsuitable for transplantation; therefore they must remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives. 

WE aim to help them:

• Raise funds to support the association’s objectives.

• Assist with the purchase of equipment and facilities for the benefit of patients.

Support your local group and become a member.

Click here to get the membership form to print out. (When you get to the page just click the print icon or click on "file" at the top of the browser and choose "print". It will print on a white background, i.e. the blue background will not print.)

Membership is free. Just fill out the form and send it to us.

About UNKPA

The United Norwich Kidney Patients Association was registered as a charity in 1980, when Norwich had the only renal unit in this area of East Anglia. Membership now includes all renal patients from Norfolk and the Waveney District of Suffolk (not just those on dialysis), families and friends wherever they might live. 

The UNKPA constitution states: The object of the association shall be to relieve in cases of need people experiencing kidney disease, by providing services or facilities which are calculated to assist such persons. In furtherance of the above object the association may: 

1. Support patients and their families where appropriate.

2. Assist in promoting self-help groups.

3. Raise funds and invite and receive contributions from any persons by way of subscriptions, donations, and otherwise (but not by trade).

What we do depends on you.

There are various activities undertaken by UNKPA which can be added whenever members are prepared to help and funds permit. At the present time we try to: 

• Produce a quarterly newsletter. 

• Organise an annual party.

• Represent the views of renal patients on issues which are of concern to them.

• Organise excursions / holidays.

• Provide equipment and comforts for general by patients, which are not supplied by the NHS.

• 200 Club lottery each month.

• Liaise with the consultant nephrologists at the Norfolk & Norwich NHS Trust and the James Paget Hospital.

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