Manchester launches nurse-led clinic to improve kidney transplant outcomes
pharmafile | August 5, 2026 | News story | |Â Â Chiesi UK and Ireland, NHS, kidney transplants, nurse-led clinicÂ
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has launched a specialist nurse-led clinic designed to provide more personalised follow-up care for kidney transplant recipients from groups at greater risk of poor long-term outcomes.
The clinic, based at Manchester Royal Infirmary, forms part of the PIONEER (Post-Transplant Initiative for Optimising Nurse-led Engagement & Empowering Recovery) project, a collaborative initiative with Chiesi UK and Ireland. The two-year programme will evaluate whether a targeted model of care can improve clinical and patient-reported outcomes.
More than 250 kidney transplants were performed in Manchester between 2024 and 2025. However, around 30% to 40% of transplanted kidneys fail within ten years, requiring patients to return to dialysis or undergo a further transplant.
Evidence also shows that transplant outcomes vary between patient groups. Black kidney transplant recipients face a higher risk of graft loss, younger patients are more likely to experience transplant failure and women may derive less long-term survival benefit following transplantation.
David Van Dellen, Consultant Transplant and General Surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Personalised, culturally sensitive post-transplant care is essential to helping each patient achieve the best possible outcome from their transplant. By embedding equity into every stage of the transplant pathway, we aim to ensure that a transplant in Manchester means the same chance of a healthy future for every patient.”
Unlike the hospital’s traditional surgeon-led follow-up appointments, the new clinic provides additional time for education, medicines optimisation, monitoring and personalised support, with patients selected according to clinical criteria.
Malcolm Greenwood-Morgan, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, said the approach would enable clinicians to identify barriers affecting long-term transplant success while supporting patients to play a more active role in their care.
The project will run until January 2028, with findings expected to help inform future approaches to personalised post-transplant care.
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