Ken Farrington has been a consultant nephrologist at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage for 25 years. He trained in Chemistry in Manchester, Medicine in Cardiff, and Nephrology, predominantly at the Royal Free. He is Professor and Associate Dean in Postgraduate Medicine at the University of Hertfordshire, and Treasurer of the British Renal Society. His main research interests are in metabolic aspects of Chronic Kidney disease, Haemodialysis, Conservative and End of Life Care.

Outside of his work Ken’s favourite place to visit it the Isle of Mull and if he could have dinner with anyone he would choose William Blake.