On the precipice

We all look forward to 2022 with some trepidation. We don’t know how much impact Omicron will have on the NHS, the population, and our own families. 2021 was a year of challenge and also of incredible achievements. A vaccination programme which has now provided all adults with the opportunity for three doses, four in…

Psoriatic Arthritis PSP infographic

Final update on the James Lind Alliance Psoriatic Arthritis Priority Setting Partnership During the last two years the researchers running the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership have explored unmet needs in psoriatic arthritis, determining what is important for people living with psoriatic arthritis, their families and carers, and the healthcare professionals treating them. The…

ARMA welcomes new associate member

ARMA is pleased to welcome new associate member AbbVie to its membership. AbbVie is a research-based biopharmaceutical company discovering and delivering transformational medicines and products in several key therapeutic areas such as immunology. AbbVie invests in research to discover, develop and deliver new medicines. They target diseases with significant unmet need where we can improve…

APPG for Osteoporosis and Bone Health Inquiry Report

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Osteoporosis and Bone Health published a report into the long-standing postcode lottery in the NHS for osteoporosis care. The report highlights the scale of under-diagnosis, under-treatment and missed opportunities in the NHS, with a blueprint for change. Implementation of the blueprint in England and Wales could save the…

Brace Yourself! PROP-OA knee pain trial

How a research trial will support people living with knee pain and osteoarthritis though advice, exercise and knee braces Knee pain affects one in four people over 45 years in the UK. The most common cause is osteoarthritis, but many people will suffer without getting the diagnosis. Osteoarthritis and its symptoms vary a lot and…

PCRMM Society NEIAA webinar

PCRMM webinar: National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) 18 January 2022, 7 – 8.30pm PCRMM is delighted to have the Audit’s Clinical Director, Dr Jo Ledingham, opening the Society’s 2022 series of webinars with this extremely interesting talk about the background of the national early inflammatory arthritis audit (NEIAA). Dr Ledingham will be justifying the…

Links added during the WT20 Conference webinar

The following links were added to the chat during the webinar: Coproduction of healthcare service NHS Change Challenge Shared Decision Making for patients on surgical waiting list infographic Clinical validation of surgical waiting lists: framework and support tools The Doctor will Zoom you Now Personalised Care Institute home page Arthritis Action’s Personalised Member Pathway National…

NOA Annual Members’ Conference a success

The 2021 NOA Annual Members’ Conference held on 20 October was an opportunity for staff representing the National Orthopaedic Alliance’s member organisations, patient representatives and NOA partners from across the country, including ARMA, to share achievements, address shared challenges and discuss what’s in store for orthopaedics in the future. Read more about the day and…

NOA blog: Sustainability in Orthopaedic Surgery

The National Orthopaedic Alliance’s latest guest blog post, Sustainability in Orthopaedic Surgery, comes from Irrum Afzal, Vipin Asopa, Vipul Patel and Deiary Kader of the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre: “Sustainability in surgery continues to gain great traction as global warming and climate change continue to become an ever-growing problem. The NHS is the…

Introducing The Cornwall Arthritis Trust

Guest Blog by Professor Tony Woolf, Acting Chair and Secretary, Cornwall Arthritis Trust Cornwall is well known for its coastline, beaches and mixture of rugged countryside with wooded valleys, great gardens and wonderful vistas. Poldark county. A visitor’s paradise but it has all the problems of rural and coastal communities with an economic dependency on…