Information from King’s Liver Pharmacy – RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Vaccination Programmes
From 1 September 2024, two new RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccination programmes will be introduced in the UK. Vaccination will be offered to the following groups. Adults aged 75 to 79 years old All adults turning 75 years old on or after 1 September 2024…
New Shingles Vaccine and Immunisation Programme
Kings Liver Pharmacy have provided the following information: The shingles National Immunisation Programme is changing from 1 September 2023 and more people are now eligible for a shingles vaccine, including anyone 50 years and over with a “severely weakened immune system”. The definition of severe…
A message from Kings Liver Pharmacy: Update to the immunosuppression protocol for liver transplant patients
From September 12th 2022, there will be a change to the immunosuppression protocol used for liver transplant patients. This will not affect existing transplant patients who are well established on their immunosuppression but will mean that newly transplanted patients will be on a different brand…
Measuring Immunosuppressive Drugs – presentation by Phil Morgan at Listen Group Zoom meeting July 2022
Listen were delighted to welcome Phil Morgan, Consultant Clinical Scientist at Kings, to the July Group Zoom meeting, where he gave a fascinating presentation on immunosuppression. He was kind enough to share with us his presentation. To view the presentation please click here.
Psychological Wellbeing – Liver Transplant
At the Listen Group Zoom meeting on Monday 16 May, we were delighted to welcome Dr Jemma Day, Clinical Psychologist at Kings, who talked about Psychological Wellbeing. It was a great session and Jemma has kindly shared with us her presentation. To view the presentation…
Possible Recording of Group Meetings
We would like to update you about the possibility of recording the speaker at our monthly group Zoom meetings. This is a subject that has long been on our agenda and has often been revisited. The move to online meetings has given many more members…
MONICA IS FUNDRAISING AGAIN!!
Some of you might remember our news last summer that Monica Walsh, one of the Listen Committee members, jumped out of a plane in aid of the British Liver Trust, having had it postponed from the previous year. This year, Monica is attempting a 10k…
GREAT NEWS – This Year’s British Transplant Games Will Go Ahead!
Those who attended the Listen Group Zoom meeting in March will have seen Donna Barrington Smith give us the good news that this year’s British Transplant Games (BTG) will be taking place in Leeds from Thursday 28 July until Sunday 31 July. Donna has kindly…
COVID-19 Vaccine Update – Booster Vaccination – “Fourth Jab”
Further to the news update on 16 December 2021. Kings Liver Unit have kindly provided us with the letter for their post liver transplant patients to use if they need it to prove their eligibility for the fourth jab. Click the link below to…
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
We have today been provided with the following update by Dr Aluvihare and Wendy Littlejohn at Kings: “The recommendation is that you receive a third primary dose three months after your second dose. In addition a booster (with Pfizer or Moderna) should be given…
PANORAMIC TRIAL – NOW CLOSED
Have you tested positive for COVID-19? Advice is always available from the Liver Transplant Co-ordinators at Kings Contact – Listen at King’s (listenatkings.org) – but we have also been informed of a study which might be of interest to you which is attempting to…
The MELODY Study
Some exciting news for Liver Transplant patients about a new study just about to start. The MELODY Study aims to assess antibody responses following three Covid-19 vaccine doses in immunocompromised people. It will include people who have received solid organ transplants, people with rare autoimmune…