Your Local Kidney Charity Run By Patients For The Direct Benefit of Patients
SAKA is a registered charity, number 506386.
SAKA was formed in 1976 to help kidney patients and their families cope with kidney failure and to help fund research
into kidney disease.
100% of all funds raised by SAKA are for the benefit of renal patients who are cared for by the Sheffield Kidney institute. We are the ONLY local kidney charity run by patients that provides grants and
support direct to patients and their families.
We help renal patients directly by providing financial support for the following:
* To purchase essential items when times are hard
* To meet certain holiday treatment costs for dialysis patients
* To meet visitors’ travel costs when patients are hospitalised
* We part-fund our Sheffield Team members at the British and World Transplant Games
* We support research at the Sheffield Kidney Institute (SKI)
We also:
* Represent Patients’ views directly to the Renal Directorate Management Team
* Support the National Kidney Federation (NKF) to provide Patient Information Leaflets and a Free Helpline
What do we want the future renal service to look like?
The Renal Unit are collecting opinions on what patients and carers would like to see in the future. They are conducting an online questionnaire, which we encourage all SAKA members and supporters to fill in.
CHRISTMAS CARDS are now on sale at Sorby Outpatients Dept. most days of the week.
You can also order cards to be posted out to you.
To see pictures of the cards and for details of how to order, click here.
If you could offer a couple of hours any time to help with selling cards please contact Ken:
SHEFFIELD CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
On 28 September medical staff, present and retired, and kidney patients gathered at Kenwood Hall to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first kidney transplant in Sheffield.
FREE INFORMATION AND ADVICE SESSIONS
SAKA is funding information and advice sessions for renal patients. These will be every Tuesday at NGH Renal Unit.
See News page for more details.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
14 March 2019 WORLD KIDNEY DAY : Details of Sheffield events to be announced soon.
see EVENTS Page for more details
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