CaMKIN has had a profound impact in the local renal community by bringing together a diverse group of people from all backgrounds to share their experiences, advice and knowledge with others. The network has an ever-growing community of patients from across the Northwest, particularly since the merge of Liverpool Royal with Aintree Hospital.
While we are mostly an online community, we occasionally meet for coffee and cake to connect in person.
We are lucky to have strong support from a range of clinicians that actively promote the group to others who are seeking support from those on a similar journey.
If you’re interested in becoming a moderator, please get in touch.
CaMKIN is linked to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Click here to find out more about the trust.
Below, please find some local resources specific to the CaMKIN community to help you on your kidney journey, created by members of our community and local trusts.. If you are interested in general resources that apply to everyone, please click here.
This leaflet from York City Council and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust covers the ups and downs of being a carer.
Here is the link to Warrington Hospital website and contact details for the hospital.
Click for information about St. Helen’s Hospital, including maps, car parking information, visitor hours, and directions.
Click for information about Southport Hospital, which includes car parking fees and locations, a map of the hospital site, floor plans, contact information, visiting hours, and cafe amenitities. It also has a link to the hospital website.
Visit the Nightingale Building (Formerly Halton General Hospital) website for accessibility information, shuttle bus schedule, and facilities.
You can find information about Broadgreen Hospital here, including maps, contact information, car parking information, visitor hours, and directions by bus, train, or car.
Here is an overview of resources about Aintree Hospital, which includes the hospital website, a map, contact information, and visiting hours.
Here is an overview of resources about the Royal Liverpool University Hospital Site, which includes the hospital website, a map, contact information, and visiting hours.
Click to read about the outpatient dialysis units in the Chesire and Merseyside region and get information about their contact details and opening hours.
Read on for a brief overview of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and its research.
“As a clinician I really value the opportunity that CamKIN gives me to communicate with large numbers of patients at once. This was particularly useful during the pandemic but also when there are changes in how things are organised. We also get helpful feedback and suggestions from CamKIN users.”
Watch our CaMKIN video here to learn more.
“I joined in the very early stages of CAMKIN, when we’d have weekly zoom calls as a group and there was just a few regulars on the calls. Being able to talk to others in the same boat in such an informal setting and from home made it easier to talk about some of the more difficult aspects of “kidney life”. It’s brilliant to see how much the group has grown since those little zoom calls of about 6 or 7 people, and the advice and support that is shared amongst the members still. Even though I’ve now moved down the road to Manchester I still like to dip in and out of CAMKIN and keep up to date with how others are doing and when I can meet up with everyone for coffee and cake, or little get togethers. Its a wonderful, thriving community for the kidney patients of Liverpool, Merseyside and beyond.”
Watch our CaMKIN video here to learn more.
“The value of patient to patient interaction shouldn’t be underestimated, living with a long term illness can be extremely isolating. CaMKIN allows patients and their families to share their experiences and build a community with those on a similar journey.”
Watch our CaMKIN video here to learn more.
