All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group 

The All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group (APPKG) enhances parliamentary understanding of kidney disease and advocates for improved health services for those with renal disease. It unites parliamentarians dedicated to advancing kidney health policy and ensuring patient needs remain central to healthcare decisions

The National Kidney Federation performs the role of Secretariat by Andrea Brown, Chief Executive.

To make contact please email [email protected] 

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Summit on increasing home dialysis in the UK

The National Kidney Federation hosted a Summit on increasing home dialysis in the UK on Thursday 15th May 2025, Portcullis House, Westminster from 2:30pm-4:30pm.

This event marked the culmination of the National Kidney Federation's five-year home dialysis campaign and brought together key stakeholders from across the kidney care community. The Summit aimed to address significant inequities in home dialysis provision, as data from the UK Renal Registry had clearly demonstrated that patients who dialysed at home experienced substantially better outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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What is an APPG?

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party, interest groups of MPs and Peers interested in a particular issue.

APPGs do not have any power to make laws and are not funded by Parliament. There is a great number of APPGs, covering many and diverse fields such as health, education, transport, defence, finance, the media, and sports.

Some APPGs have existed for many decades whereas others come and go in response to issues of the day. For more information, please visit the Parliament website.

• Please note - We are in the process of recruiting new members for the APPKG, please see the bottom of this page for how you can help.

How can you help?

The recent election means there are many new MPs in Parliament, and plenty of opportunities to educate parliamentarians about kidney disease. As Secretariat of the All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group, the NKF are responsible for recruiting MPs to join.

If you would like your MP to be involved in the work of the group, the most effective way is to contact them. We have provided a template for you to base your letter or email on, but please personalise it with as much information as you are happy to share. Hearing directly from constituents affected by kidney disease and transplantation is the most effective way of encouraging an MP to get involved.

If you are not sure who your local MP is then you can find out here. https://members.parliament.uk/members/commons

Download the PDF template hereDownload the word template here