About us

Kidney Care UK Dialysis Freedom is the FREE support service to help with the planning and arranging of Dialysis Away from Base (DAFB) in the UK. Whether for a holiday, to join a family celebration, or for a work trip, being able to take a break is an important part of living life to the full.

DAFB is available to all kidney patients from the NHS, and this might usually be organised directly by your renal unit. However, the forward planning, coordination and availability of haemodialysis slots can make this a challenging and overwhelming experience, our free support service can help you with arranging dialysis away from base.

Kidney Care UK Dialysis Freedom is here to help you every step of the way. The service will handle all of the arrangements and administration so you only have to prepare as you would for any other trip and focus on the benefits of your break.

Meet the team

Laura Gleadell

Laura Gleadell

Director

Laura is the Director at Dialysis Freedom CIC and has a wealth of experience dealing with dialysis clinics both overseas and in the UK and dall aspects of dialysis away from base. Laura is as passionate about her job as she is to being a mother to her boys.

Kate Bird

Kate Bird

Manager, UK Operations

Kate has been with Dialysis Freedom CIC since 2016, she deals with UK dialysis enquires and has made Freedom her new home from home. Kate comes from a customer service orientated background and is a very valued member to our team she has positively impacted the UK side, and enabled hundreds of patients to holiday in the UK. Kate is also a mum to two football fanatic boys and enjoys spending her time off with family and friends and usually on the side line of a football pitch cheering her boys on!

Nicki Naylor

Nicki Naylor

UK Advisor

Nicki joined our team in 2018. Sister to Kate, she has stengthened our UK team and works as one of our UK holiday dialysis coordinators. Nicki is a vibrant member of our team, always bringing a smile and some sunshine :) In her spare time, Nicki is also quite creative and can often be found at local craft fairs.

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