{"id":159919,"date":"2025-12-01T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/?page_id=159919"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:47:16","slug":"email-mp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/support\/campaign\/email-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the government to do more!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Downing Street\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Photo-1-Downing-Street-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"6 patients and charity representatives, outside of the black number 10 front door, holding a box with the letter inside.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Downing Street\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Photo-1-Downing-Street-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"6 patients and charity representatives, outside of the black number 10 front door, holding a box with the letter inside.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h2>Ask your MP to support action on kidney disease.<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Government&#8217;s new 10-year NHS plan announce national strategies for major conditions but <strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1728\">kidney disease is not included<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Alongside Kidney Care UK, The National Kidney Federation, the PKD Charity and the UK Kidney Association, we delivered an open letter to the prime minister with over 13,000 signatures calling for change.<\/p>\r\n<h3>But, more needs to be done<\/h3>\r\n<p>You can help by asking your MP to write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the Government to recognise how many people are affected by kidney disease and to develop a national strategy.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Add your voice<\/h3>\r\n<p>Our simple online tool will generate an email for you &#8211; it takes just a few minutes.<\/p>\r\n<p>Thank you for your support to make change happen.<\/p>\r\n<p><style>\r\n    .pca .pcatext {\r\n        font: 14px arial!important;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>We promise to keep your details safe. 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