ROS Better Bones campaign update
The Royal Osteoporosis Society would like to extend a huge thank you to all their colleagues across ARMA who helped advocate for universal, quality Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in the build up to the Spring Budget. Naturally, the ROS was disappointed that the Chancellor missed a golden opportunity in the Budget to launch a Transformation…
Of course we can
The majority of people with an MSK condition will rarely, if ever, need secondary care for that condition. All of them will need primary and community care. This is where people access MSK rehab, self-management support and a wide variety of treatment. Yet the main focus of the NHS remains hospitals. It’s what politicians talk…
Royal Osteoporosis Society’s Better Bones campaign
The Royal Osteoporosis Society is continuing its Better Bones campaign with the Sunday Express for universal, quality Fracture Liaison Services. In the lead up to the Budget, ROS would greatly appreciate it if you were able to raise the campaign and its aims in any meetings you have with Parliamentarians or officials and post on…
NRAS Live: NEIAA 5 years on
Join the monthly NRAS Live on Wednesday 28th February. This month, Clare will be in discussion with Professor James Galloway, who will be presenting 5 years of the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA). James is the Analytics Lead for the NEIAA and an Academic Rheumatologist, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. There will be…
SOMM’s Annual General Meeting
The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM) will be holding its Annual General Meeting online on Tuesday 27th February 2024 at 18.00. This will be an exciting opportunity to find out more about SOMM as it moves forward in the MSK education space. Nominations for election of Trustees to the Board (SOMM’s Council) are invited beforehand…
NOA webinar explores Physician Associates in Orthopaedic services
The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) recently hosted a webinar exploring the role of Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Services. This virtual session shed light the integration of Physician Associates into orthopaedic practice and their influence on training opportunities for surgeons. The webinar discussed the evolving landscape of orthopaedic services, and provided invaluable insights, including the perspective…
Webinar: Dietary Management of Gout
Arthritis Action is pleased to launch their new season of webinars with ‘Dietary Management of Gout: Science or Fiction?’ It was recorded in February and will soon be available on the Arthritis Action webinars page and YouTube channel. During the webinar, the guest speaker and gout expert Dr Lorraine Watson discusses what gout is and…
Future of MSK Health in the UK event
There will be an exhibition entitled ‘The Future of Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health in the UK,’ which the Council For Osteopathic Education Institutes (COEI) is organizing in the Upper Waiting Hall, Palace of Westminster, between 4th and 8th of March 2024. The COEI group would be very grateful if you were able to advertise the event…
Webinar: MSK waiting list self-management support
“How to implement self-management support for MSK patients on waiting lists” Join a live webinar with getUBetter as they share their insights on how to implement digital self-management support for musculoskeletal (MSK) patients on waiting lists. 12% of the UK adult population is on a waiting list, with 10,000 waiting for a T&O operation across…
NASS needs to hear from you
NASS is excited to launch a call for evidence as part of their efforts to establish a Gold Standard in Treatment and Care for Axial Spondyloarthritis as part of the Aspiring to Excellence programme. NASS is looking for people with lived experience of axial SpA, and healthcare professionals to share with us their real-life examples…