The UK is facing an unprecedented kidney disease crisis, one which could cost the NHS up to £11 billion per year by 2033 if left unchecked. This is due to the number of patients with chronic kidney disease ending up on dialysis machines, due to one or both kidneys failing, a growing demand which threatens to overwhelm the health service.
Sudiksha Thirumalesh s parents say they were forced to give up work to be at her bedside and faced a legal battle to stop the hospital moving the 19-year-old into palliative care.
The family of a teenager who died after spending over a year in hospital have been told they owe the government over £8,000 in overpaid benefits..