{"id":35340,"date":"2025-03-27T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=35340"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:00:41","slug":"emmerdale-joe-tate-kidney-plot-reckless-irresponsible-charity-kidney-research-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-joe-tate-kidney-plot-reckless-irresponsible-charity-kidney-research-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Tate kidney plot called ‘reckless’ and ‘irresponsible’ by national charity Kidney Research UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

A kidney charity has raised concerns about the Joe Tate<\/a> kidney plot in Emmerdale, calling it \u201cirresponsible\u201d and \u201creckless\u201d.<\/p>

<\/div><\/div>\n

Since returning to Emmerdale<\/a> over Christmas, Joe has been hiding a serious health condition. It was recently revealed that he is suffering from chronic kidney disease and is in desperate need of a transplant.<\/p>\n

However, Kidney Research UK have hit out at Emmerdale over \u201cmisleading narratives\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Joe
Joe has been hiding a dialysis machine in his case (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
<\/div><\/div>\n

Joe Tate\u2019s kidney troubles in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s fair to say that Emmerdale\u2019s portrayal of Joe\u2019s kidney issues has been melodramatic. His fight for a new kidney has seen illegal extraction of blood, drugging, kidnapping and a stabbing \u2013 all to then illegally remove an organ without consent.<\/p>\n

Joe desperately needs a kidney transplant in order to save his life. At first he drugged his half-brother Noah, but he turned out to not be a match.<\/p>

\n

article continues below<\/h3>
\n \n

\n Read all the latest spoilers<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/h2>\n <\/a>\n \n\n\n\n\n \n
\n