Nicholas Palmer

Advocacy for patients seeking benefits: assessment and appeal

The burden of having kidney disease is compounded by an ongoing battle to obtain benefits, with flawed Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments denying many patients any financial support. Nicholas Palmer explains the work of Kidney Care UKs advocacy service, which helps claimants to appeal PIP decisions with successful results.

Thoughts on the state of living kidney donation in the UK

Living kidney donation is the gold standard, ‘plan A’ treatment option for most people living with chronic kidney disease in the UK. However, many patients are unaware of their other options, or the realities of life post transplant. Nicholas Palmer offers his thoughts on living kidney donation, both as a patient, and as the Head of Patient Support Services for the British Kidney Patient Association.