LAUNCH 20 SEPTEMBER 2007

At 4pm on Thursday the Campaign will be launched by the Leader Allison John presenting Edwina Hart AM with the Campaign document at the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay.

Kidney Patients will be present with Trustees of Kidney Wales , Welsh Kidney Patients Association , AMs from all parties, representatives of the BMA and other distingushed guests.

Press will feature the Campaign . See ITV News , BBC Wales Today , Western Mail ,Western Telegraph, Evening Post, Daily Post and South Wales Echo.

To reserve your copy of the document e mail allison@kidneywales.com Please indicate short or long document.

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KIDNEY WALES FORUM AND LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED

Patients meet Edwina Hart - Minister for Health and Social Services

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Allison John yesterday chaired a meeting of patients with health Minister Edwina Hart in Swansea. The meeting was supported by the Welsh Kidney Patients Association.

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The Minister demonstrated that she cared about patient issues and covered a number of subjects to be in the PEOPLE LIKE US CAMPAIGN.

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The Campaign will be launched on the 20th of September with the Minister at the National Assembly for Wales at 4pm.

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Roy J Thomas Chairman of Kidney Wales said " The meeting went very well and was chaired brilliantly by Allison. The Minister was on good form. Patients respected Edwina Hart and she was very honest. She is in her third major portfolio.She has experience of the issues concerning patients, although she has only been Minister for Health for a short time. Time will tell but we are campaigning with a Minister who listens and understands. Now for action and it will be down to business from the 20th of September. Let's hope others listen within the Assembly."

Launch Date of Campaign to be announced on 5th of September 2007 at Patients Forum in Swansea

Chairman of Kidney Wales will announce date of launch of Campaign on Wednesday after meeting Health Minister Edwina Hart with Patients in Swansea

Roy J Thomas today praised the new Ambassador of Kidney Wales Allison John . He said " We are puttting Patients in pole position in front of the Health Minister on Wednesday 5 th of September and Allison is playing a vital role." KW sent briefings this week to the Minister and Patients. He added " there is no doubt we need one organisation in Wales dealing with kidney issues, we have a Renal Advisory Group ,Task forces ,Working Groups, Health Commission Wales ,Local Health Boards, Trusts all are complex when we could simplify matters for patients"
The Campaign is supported by the Welsh Kidney Patients Association.

Meet Allison John -e mail her on allison@kidneywales.com

Miss. Allison John - Kidney Wales Foundation Ambassador Biography

Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Allison was brought up in a small village near the Preseli Mountains. Born with Cystic Fibrosis, by the time she was 17 she needed a liver transplant. 2 years later, she needed a heart/lung transplant. She graduated with a BSc with honours in Neuroscience from Cardiff University in 2001 and went on to study Medicine at Cardiff University, School of Medicine. Later that year she met her partner, New Zealander Nathan Angell. After 8 years of traveling the world and living life to the full she was diagnosed with renal failure and had to leave her medical training. She was on haemodialysis for 18 months. She received a kidney from her father, David John in December 2006. She is the new Ambassador for Kidney Wales Foundation. Allison lives in Cardiff with her partner Nathan and hopes to return to her studies next year.