Every Patient, Every Time launched by NASS in Parliament
NASS was delighted to welcome 200 guests, including 30 MPs, to a reception at the Houses of Parliament on Monday 3 December to launch their Every Patient Every Time campaign and hold their Patients’ Choice Awards. Announcements included the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Axial Spondyloarthritis, which will oversee the implementation of the NICE Guideline…
BOA statement for patients about orthopaedic implants
The British Orthopaedic Association is aware of concerns being raised by patients following recent media coverage regarding implants. To communicate reassurance and the relevant facts, the BOA has prepared a statement for patients which you can open here.
CSP: It’s never too late to get stronger
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has released a short Christmas film called Never Too Late as part of their “Love Activity” campaign. The film is a heart-warmer about a physio who helps a lonely widower regain his strength and sense of purpose so that he can return to his role playing Father Christmas at the…
ARMA’s new strategy for 2019 – 2021
Over the last few months ARMA has been working with members on a new strategy, setting out more clearly what we work on and how we work in collaboration with our members. We will work in those areas where collaboration will have bigger impact than any single organization working alone. Through greater clarity and focus…
The first Versus Arthritis campaign
Monday 5 November will see the launch of the first national campaign by Versus Arthritis in their new guise and brand. As you know well, all too often, arthritis is dismissed. It is seen as inevitable, unavoidable, insignificant and untreatable. Society shrugs it off as “just a bit of arthritis”. The new campaign aims to…
HMSA at COP2018
HMSA Trustee and HSD Ambassador, Hannah Ensor will be a speaker at the COP2018 conference on the 24 November, raising awareness and understanding of hypermobility syndromes, focusing mainly on hEDS and HSD, but also touching on complications associated with other HDCTs too. Hypermobility (having joints that are more flexible than average) is often thought to…
New video: webinar on commissioning a community-based service
You can now see the video from our recent webinar in the Musculoskeletal Networks series: Commissioning for Quality: Community-based Rheumatology Service Presented by Erica Gould, Nurse Consultant at Community Rheumatology Service Modality Partnership, the webinar outlines how a community-based rheumatology service can provide effective management of rheumatology patients, with benefits both to the patients and…
HMSA September summary
As this newsletter goes out, the International Symposium on the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes will be under way in Ghent, Belgium. Philip Bull, HMSA Trustee and medical advisor will be there, and is one of the speakers on the patient day; and the HMSA medical advisor, Alan Hakim, will be there too. Dr Philip Bull has been…
Northern Musculoskeletal Collaborative Programme launch
Launch Event at Horizon Leeds, 3rd Floor, 2 Brewery Wharf, Leeds, LS10 1JR 23 October 2018, 9.30am – 4.30pm The Northern Musculoskeletal Collaborative Programme (#MSKnorth) is a regional approach to transformation in elective MSK care. Do you want to improve musculoskeletal services? Do you know what the priorities and opportunities are to improve musculoskeletal care?…
The restrictions on access to care – the impact of waiting for surgery
The BOA is nearing the end of our Centennial year and reflecting on 100 years of developments in orthopaedic surgery. While innovation in surgical techniques has dramatically improved patient care, the changing nature of healthcare delivery systems, rationing and access to care mean that many patients are still struggling with the day-to-day impact of MSK…