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Welcome to the North West Kidney Network Website

Improving Care For Kidney Patients, Carers and Community in the North West

Collaborate. Communicate. Coordinate

The North West Kidney Network (NWKN) is one of eight Kidney Networks in England. The NWKN was established in February 2022 with just two core roles, the network soon developed its structure and team and was fully established by August 2022.

The role of the NWKN is to focus on achieving the NHS long term plan, better health and wellbeing for everyone.

Embed lived experience of kidney problems into all aspects of network business, proposals and developments
Quality care for all patients
Sustainable use of NHS resources
Strategically align our work programme with the Renal Medicine Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report and the 10 high impact changes, outlined by the Renal Service Transformation Programme (RSTP) supported by the Renal Clinical Reference Group (CRG)
Analyse, identify and develop regional strategies for the future of kidney care in the Northwest

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The North West Kidney Network Region

The NWKN covers the region located on the interactive map, the geographic area covers three Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

Lancashire and South Cumbria (L&SC)

Greater Manchester (GM)

Cheshire and Merseyside (C&M)

The North West region has a total of five NHS trusts that are commissioned to provide adult nephrology services.

There are also two nephrology paediatric services and two transplant centres.

Dialysis services are provided at hub units and satellite centres with several private providers supporting dialysis activity across the region.

Click on the different regions of the map graphic or the ICB pictures to find out more about the nephrology services available in each Integrated Care Board area.