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Rob Finnigan

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21 years post transplant. Executive Director of the KIN Community Interest Company. Formerly Patient Voice Manager for the North West Kidney Network.

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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 26/01/2026
🎉 Exciting news for #UKKW26! Professor @smeetasinha.bsky.social will deliver the O’Donoghue Lecture at the opening plenary A recognised leader in kidney medicine, rare disease & workforce development, Prof Sinha embodies the legacy of Prof Donal O’Donoghue OBE 📰 More: ow.ly/bzWr50Y18eU
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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New renal centre to be sited in Blackpool after planning green light
A new health facility is to open in Blackpool offering vital dialysis treatment to renal patients in a more accessible location.
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Public Health Scotland @publichealthscot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
For some, flu hits harder. 🚨 Having an underlying health condition, such as chronic kidney disease, puts you more at risk. Hear more from Dr Zoe Cousland at NHS Lanarkshire, Kidney Care UK and Liam, a patient with lived experience. For more info 🔽 nhsinform.scot/flu
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 16/12/2025
Can you recognise psychosocial distress in kidney care? This free course strengthens skills in understanding stressors, communicating with empathy & knowing when to refer for extra support. 💻 Short, self-paced modules for all patient-facing kidney professionals: ow.ly/kFAZ50XHrmB
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 11/12/2025
🌟 Meet Dr Emma Coyne – Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Nottingham's renal transplant unit – as she shows how psychosocial care is embedded across clinics, dialysis units, staff training & service development for people living with kidney disease. 🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 24/11/2025
Now online in @ndt-era.bsky.social – this article by Prof Daniel Gale shows how RaDaR data are accelerating drug development for rare kidney diseases – informing NICE appraisals, regulatory endpoints & clinical trials for IgA nephropathy, FSGS, C3G & Alport syndrome. 📄: ow.ly/L9HK50XqqqT
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 25/11/2025
🌟 Spotlight: Enhanced Supportive Kidney Care SIG 🌟 Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease. Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life 👇 www.ukkidney.org/75-... #UKKA75 #HolisticCare
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 21/11/2025
🌟Dr Maria Pippias MBChB MRCP (Neph) PhD has been appointed Deputy Director of Informatics Research at the UKRR. A Consultant Nephrologist & renal data expert, she’ll drive research that improves outcomes for people living with #KidneyDisease. 📰: www.ukkidney.org/abo...
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Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
👕 We tested Asda's new accessible clothing line to see if it made access for treatment easier for people having haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Read the full article here 👉 kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-inf…
An individual smiling while seated in a blue chair, having haemodialysis. They are wearing a white hoodie that unzips up the arms.
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Research at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Huge thanks to our Salford research star of the month, inpatient research team lead Beth Charles. She's a tremendously kind & supportive colleague who uplifts the capability & confidence of the team. They say she is an inspiring leader whose passion for research drives improvements for patients.
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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
35 children with FSGS were enrolled in the DUPLEX study. Sparsentan treated patients had lower proteinuria and less frequent kidney failure compared to irbesartan control. #KidneyWk
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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Getting ready for #KidneyWk day 2 to begin.
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Andy Nixon @andynixon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Looking forward to speaking this afternoon on the approach to hypertension treatment in older people living with frailty Thank you @asnkidney.bsky.social for the invitation! #KidneyWeek2025 #ASN #KidneyWk
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Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🧡 250,000 people have now completed our #BloodyAmazingKidneys Checker! With half of those identified as being at increased risk, this means thousands more people now have the chance to have their kidney disease diagnosed earlier. Check your risk 👉 kidneycareuk.org/kidney-health-chec…
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Wonderful day at the fundraising event for Kidneys For Life with the amazing Victoria Thomson
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Midlands Kidney Network @midlandskidney.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
It’s not all work for us after all very successful day at the DAYLife summit a little bit of down time with pizza, wine and good company before going again tomorrow for our Midlands Kidney Network Annual Study Day @ukkidney.org @kqip.bsky.social
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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NHS free transport changes put York patients at risk - warns watchdog
Patients are at risk of missing vital hospital appointments as NHS transport rules tighten, warns Healthwatch York.
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 22/09/2025
Darren Green writes about a career in nephrology in @bmj.com Completely agree with these sentiments www.bmj.com/content/390/... #NephSky
Failure, he says, is inevitable—and useful. “We all face failure, unfortunately probably more frequently than we meet success. The best thing you can do is try and understand why it happened. If you nail that, then you learn a huge amount.”

The most rewarding part of his career? “The relationships that you build up. You get to know your patients really well over years. You value their health and wellbeing professionally, but you also value them on a personal level. I enjoy just sitting down with them and having a good natter. It’s a privileged position to be in.”

He feels the same about his colleagues. “If you’ve got that sort of warmth and sense of teamwork and belonging with your patients, you probably have that with your colleagues as well. I love working with the team I’ve got.”

His advice to those starting out is to “plan ahead—short term, medium term, long term. Understand what you can change and what you can’t. Learn from failure and have contingencies.”
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ShareYourWishes @shareyourwishes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
More than 12,000 people in the UK have died or been removed from the transplant waiting list over the past 10 years before receiving the lifesaving organs they desperately needed, new figures reveal. shorturl.at/Oovpo
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Jyoti Baharani @renalpages.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Over 2 days, our Dialysis Roadshows @uhbTrust welcomed 100+ patients, carers & families. Every attendee gave positive feedback & said they’d recommend to a loved one ❤️. A great blend of clinical expertise & lived experience. Already looking forward to next year! #Dialysis #KidneyCare
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Edgar V. Lerma 🇵🇭 @edgarvlermamd.medsky.network · 19/09/2025
Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food Additives ca. 2025 from @asnpublications.bsky.social #Nephpearls #NephSky 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965988/
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Jyoti Baharani @renalpages.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚨 Exciting Fellowships! 🚨 Join UHB NHS FT as a Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine (12m fixed term, £65k, Birmingham). Apply now: 🧠 Dialysis & Cognition: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… 💉 Hypertension & Dialysis: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba��� #Renal #Research
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/08/2025
Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
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Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
Discovery that clopidogrel is a more effective blood thinner could transform health guidelines worldwide Doctors have found a drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, in a discovery that could transform health guidelines worldwide. For decades, millions of people have been advised to take aspirin to reduce their risk of experiencing a serious cardiovascular event. A daily low-dose aspirin makes blood less sticky and helps prevent heart attacks and strokes. Continue reading...
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 29/08/2025
⌛3 weeks until abstract deadline! Once started, you can edit an abstract submission at any point before the deadline... ✎Start your submission today for your chance to share your case studies & reports with the UK professional kidney community! 📝ow.ly/aCJb50WMHZ4
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Wasn’t expecting this today.
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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Jyoti Baharani @renalpages.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🧬 Up to 30% of adults with CKD have an inherited form—yet family history is still underused. 10 tips to do this well 🍎 It’s free, powerful & can change the whole pathway. #Nephrology #CKD academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…
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Research at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
A MAHSC Clinical Fellowship for Northern Care Alliance Consultant @katycdodd.bsky.social will boost myasthenia gravis research. Biobank collections at NCA & @mcrcnews.bsky.social will facilitate lab work to explore biomarkers of disease. ncaresearch.org.uk/news/clinica...
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Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
💁♀️ Over a decade later since its launch, the infoKID website offers a comprehensive list of conditions, treatment information, and insights into the lives of other children with kidney diseases. You can browse the website here 👉 infokid.org.uk/about-us/
Promotional image with a light blue background celebrating 50 years of Kidney Care UK. The headline reads "In 2013..." and is next to a graphic that says 50 years of changing lives. The image on the right features a picture of a smartphone with a screenshot of the infoKID website. The body text reads: "We funded the infoKID website as a resource for the parents and carers of young children living with kidney disease. We now run this alongside the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology" The Kidney Care UK logo is at the bottom right hand side next to the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology logo.
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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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Fanconi Syndrome
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
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National Kidney Foundation @kidney.org · 01/08/2025
For patients waiting for transplants, improved OPTN systems mean faster matching and better outcomes. For the millions with undiagnosed kidney disease, continued CDC programs provide essential early detection tools when treatment is most effective. www.kidney.org/news-stories...
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You Spoke Up. The Senate Listened. Big Kidney Health Win in FY26 Bill
Senate approves $5M increase for kidney transplant reform and early detection in FY26 bill. Next step: the House. Learn more.
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Lunch with my wonderful colleagues, Andy, Amanda, Janet, Vicky and Libby yesterday as I leave the North West Kidney Network.
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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LTHTR Kidney Choices Team on X: "20 years of Renal Home Therapy 🌈Fantastic afternoon celebrating with staff from over the years 🎉 Well done Tracy who marked the occasion with an exceptional and moving poem 🥺 https://t.co/KKBnnH6d5A" / X
20 years of Renal Home Therapy 🌈Fantastic afternoon celebrating with staff from over the years 🎉 Well done Tracy who marked the occasion with an exceptional and moving poem 🥺 https://t.co/KKBnnH6d5A
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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NEWS: Expanding Patient-Centred Renal Care: Diaverum Appointed to Deliver Dialysis Services at Clifton Hospital
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Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
❗Some people are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the later stages either due to not having symptoms or because they didn't realise the signs were related to declining kidney function. ✅ Find out more about the symptoms of CKD here: kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disea...
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Cool enough to go walking today while feeding the birds and squirrels.
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Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
2/3 have kidney disease when they saw the diagnosis on their App. They received no context, no advice and no support and many reach out to us terrified about what this means. We support the call from the Patient Information Forum, Self Care Forum and the...
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Nephrology Times @nephtimes.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Study results suggest that psychosocial interventions effectively reduce #depression symptoms in people with #CKD. #kidneydisease #nephsky www.docwirenews.com/post/how-eff...
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How Effective Are Psychosocial Interventions at Managing Depression With CKD? | Docwire News
Study results suggest that psychosocial interventions can effectively reduce depression symptoms in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social on X: "💰 With £1 in every £77 spent in the NHS being used to manage #KidneyDisease, it is vital more is done to increase early identification. Taking action on CKD must be a priority. You can read more about our parliamentary event by clicking this link 👉 https://t.co/jRQCyjEVaX https://t.co/vtgySsuclZ" / X
💰 With £1 in every £77 spent in the NHS being used to manage #KidneyDisease, it is vital more is done to increase early identification. Taking action on CKD must be a priority. You can read more about our parliamentary event by clicking this link 👉 https://t.co/jRQCyjEVaX https://t.co/vtgySsuclZ
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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Leeanne Lockley 🏳️‍⚧️ on X: "Looking forward to making our next #KQIP education day, in partnership with @KidneyNW22, the best one yet. SAVE THE DATE 📅 Tuesday 11th Nov 2025" / X
Looking forward to making our next #KQIP education day, in partnership with @KidneyNW22, the best one yet. SAVE THE DATE 📅 Tuesday 11th Nov 2025
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International Society of Glomerular Disease @isgd.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🚨 LATE-BREAKING SESSION ALERT 🚨 #PodocyteConference 🐙 Vincent Boima's overview of the recent study published in @nejm about APOL1 Bi- and Monoallelic Variants and Chronic Kidney Disease in West Africans 🆕 🔥 tobias-b-huber.bsky.social
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ShareYourWishes @shareyourwishes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
A transplant isn’t a cure - it’s a form of treatment that allows recipients to have a second chance of life and/ or a better quality of life. However we wouldn’t be able to have this opportunity without such amazing people and families who agree to donation and give of themselves so others may live.
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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Newcastle Bridges Walk gives kidney patients hope amid exhausting dialysis regime - Kidney Research UK
A kidney patient, who has endured years of dialysis treatment, is joining hundreds of people in Newcastle for a fundraising walk.
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Midlands Kidney Network @midlandskidney.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
WOW we have done it we got Best Poster for our QI work on how we are working hard to improve living donation so proud of our network thank you to everyone that is involved in this project and special thanks to @kqip.bsky.social and Alastair for presenting it for us #UKKW25 @ukkidney.org
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 10/06/2025
🎉 Day 1 of #UKKW25 is here! Join us for the Opening Plenary: 🩺 John Feehally 🔮 Stephen Powis 🏅 David Wheeler (O'Donoghue Award) 👋Be sure to visit the UKKA stand in the exhibition hall where you'll find the UK Renal Registry, Radar & KQIP teams.
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for Liverpool Hospitals Renal patients
We are fundraising for patients cared for in Liverpool Hospitals who suffer with kidney disease. Chronic Kidney Disease is a life long incurable illness that can affect every part of someones life. Th
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Wasn’t expecting the mood lighting at the Digital Health festival.
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Rob Finnigan @robfinnigan.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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Sharlene Greenwood on X: "What a special evening attending the @GalienFdn Prix Galien awards. We are so honoured to have won the award for best digital health solution. A huge shout out to my co-founder Katie and the whole @kidneybeam_ team, and all the amazing people who have helped shape the platform!" / X
What a special evening attending the @GalienFdn Prix Galien awards. We are so honoured to have won the award for best digital health solution. A huge shout out to my co-founder Katie and the whole @kidneybeam_ team, and all the amazing people who have helped shape the platform!
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