Andrew is a patient representative on the Transforming Participation in Chronic Kidney Disease Programme Board. Andrew had his second transplant nearly 41 years ago and has been a kidney patient for 46 years. He is involved in two other working groups for the programme – the Intervention workstream and the Communications sub-group. Andrew also works with the British Kidney Patient Association and Plymouth Hospitals Renal unit Patient Action Group and Transplant Strategy Group. Unsurprisingly Andrew describes his zest for life and his family as the things that get him up in the morning.

Andrew’s education includes a BSc Hons degree in Biochemistry at Leeds and his PhD at Guy’s Hospital, London. Andrew recently retired as a Professor having spent his career leading a research group studying kidney function in health and disease. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, sailing his traditional working boat around Brittany, sea shanty festivals and coaching and watching rugby. If Andrew was to be made prime minister for the day his aim would be to make the NHS transparent. You are contributing towards that with your work on the Programme, and as they say, every little helps.