World Kidney Day 2025 on 13 March

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that 13 March 2025 is World Kidney Day; acknowledges that the day highlights the importance of kidney health and the need to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems; understands that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition for which there is no cure and that it can, if left undiagnosed and untreated, progress to advanced illness, requiring kidney replacement therapy, including dialysis or transplantation; acknowledges reports that over 600,000 people in Scotland have CKD, with around a third of those thought to be living with the condition undiagnosed; understands that CKD is often preventable and that by taking steps to detect CKD early, it is possible to slow or stop the progression of the disease, and prevent it from reaching the stages at which it is most severe; recognises the impact that living with CKD can have upon an individual’s mental health and wellbeing, evidenced through reports that two thirds of patients living with CKD experience symptoms of depression; believes that many living with CKD face financial pressures associated with being a kidney patient, through multiple trips to hospital per week, the inability to work regular hours, special diets and increased utility bills; commends what it considers to be the important work of charities such as Kidney Care UK that provide social, emotional and financial support to patients in need and advocate and campaign for greater support for kidney patients from government and healthcare providers; further commends Kidney Care UK’s work at raising awareness of the signs and risks of CKD, including its Bloody Amazing Kidneys campaign, which raises awareness of the disease and encourages people most at risk of CKD to get tested; acknowledges the recommendations for action that Kidney Care UK make in its Let’s Talk Kidneys report to prioritise the prevention, early detection and management of kidney disease, and further acknowledges what it sees as the need to prioritise the prevention and early detection of kidney disease and the need for national guidelines to ensure that other services and support that are vital for kidney patients, including transport, social and mental care health support, are uniformly available, with no postcode lotteries.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Con 20 SNP 6 Lab 4 Green 2 LD 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

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