National Spine Network study day

The National Spine Network is holding a study day on 11th March 2025 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. You can find details on registering from the britspine2025 website, and more information on the flyer below [right click to save as PDF]:

Arthritis Action Impact Report 2023-24

Arthritis Action is pleased to share their Impact Report 2023-24, capturing their key achievements over the course of that year. Reaching more people than ever, the charity held over 120 group meetings, events and presentations with more than 9,000 people in attendance. Arthritis Action supported over 200,000 people through their website, raised awareness and reached…

Celebrating Excellence in Orthopaedics

The National Orthopaedic Alliance has announced the long-list for the 2025 NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards. With over 60 entries received from NOA member organisations across four categories, the awards are set to spotlight the achievements within the alliance’s network of orthopaedic providers. The next stage of the awards process involves the judges selecting finalists…

GIRFT and elective community MSK waiting times

GIRFT is getting started on a £3.5m programme of activity working with 17 ICBs with the highest waiting lists for elective community MSK services. The focus is on reducing waiting times for a community MSK appointment; to improve access to MSK treatment and support people back to work. The GIRFT MSK Community Delivery Programme will…

NRAS Stress Matters booklet

NRAS is pleased to announce the launch of their new Stress Matters booklet. This follows on from the report by the same name, which covered the results of a survey exploring patient experiences of stress in relation to their inflammatory arthritis (IA). Stress Matters explores what the findings of the NRAS study mean for people…

NRAS 3-Year Strategy survey

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is gearing up to launch its groundbreaking three-year strategy in 2025. To make sure this strategy truly reflects the needs and aspirations of those it serves, NRAS teamed up with TwoCan Associates to conduct an insightful survey. You can see the full report here.

NRAS Live: Stress Management

NRAS Live: Stress Management and Autoimmune Conditions webinar 6th Feb 2025, 7:00pm Online – Zoom While stress itself does not directly cause rheumatoid arthritis (RA), research suggests it can play a vital part in triggering or exacerbating people’s symptoms. According to NRAS’s own report on stress, a staggering 77% of those who took part determined…

Patient Voices in Rheumatology

27th June 2025 The University of Chicago Booth, London This one-day conference represents novel approach from the BSR education committee to bring a different type of expert to the lectern as part of a new format that uses patient stories and perspectives to deliver a fresh narrative to clinical learning. These key areas are often…

SOMM, looking ahead

Thinking ahead to a bright New Year, SOMM has a complete schedule of courses ready for 2025, in locations across the U.K. Courses include the SOMM Foundation Module, Injection Therapy Module and IT CPD Update Days. You can browse the SOMM schedule here [PDF], and secure your place by email on [email protected]. A very Happy…

Royal Osteoporosis Society thanks

The Royal Osteoporosis Society would like to thank all ARMA members for their vital support throughout 2024. Together, we secured a commitment from the UK government to roll out Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) across England by 2030, expanded FLS to all acute Health Boards in Wales alongside a commitment to high-quality osteoporosis care standards, and…