RA Awareness Week 2025 is next month!

Mark your diaries for RA Awareness Week 2025, which is taking place September 15th – 19th 2025, with the theme centred around teaching people about the symptoms of RA. The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has put together a symptom checker which will go live next month to help raise the awareness of this invisible…

The iO publishes innovative new case study

In response to recent NHS strategy agreements encouraging greater involvement from independent sector providers, the Institute of Osteopathy has published a new case study showcasing successful integration in practice. City Way Health Clinic, an award-winning, osteopath-led musculoskeletal service, demonstrates how independent providers can support NHS objectives by delivering high-quality, evidence-informed osteopathic care and rehabilitation exercise…

ARMA Newsletter blog July 2025

Welcome to the latest ARMA newsletter. My first month has flown by. I have been delighted to meet many members, partners and stakeholders and to listen to your hopes, ambitions and concerns. I will continue to be in listening mode as we navigate our way towards creating our strategy for 2026 and beyond. Several people…

GIRFT webinar: Delivering cMSK Community Appointment Days

If you were not able to join the GIRFT webinar on 10th July 2025, you can now catch up by watching the recording online. The session explores the progress of the GIRFT MSK community programme and focuses on the delivery of Community Appointment Days (CADs), a model of care designed to support people in managing…

10 Year Plan Response

ARMA welcomes the 10 Year Health Plan and calls for a national MSK strategy to unlock its full potential The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) welcomes the publication of the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England and its clear commitment to tackling widening health inequalities and focusing on healthy life expectancy. We are pleased…

SOMM’s new Spinal Manual Therapy course

SOMM announces the launch of their new Spinal Manual Therapy Masterclass course. Saturday 11th October 2025 – SOMM HQ, Liverpool This one-day course aims to provide clinicians with a great overview of the current evidence base surrounding manual therapy and allow students to learn new effective treatment techniques for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine….

Health economics report from the BCA

Recognising chiropractors in NHS could save the UK economy £1.5 billion, new BCA report finds. The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) is excited to share with the UK MSK community that their new Health Economics Report, created in collaboration with the York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC), shows that integrating chiropractors into the UK National Health Service…

Core Skills in MSK Care – Sheffield

Core Skills is a practical programme designed to equip primary healthcare professionals with the confidence and expertise to accurately diagnose and manage MSK conditions. This training from Versus Arthritis provides delegates a supportive environment to develop confidence and skills in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with MSK conditions. Previous delegates reported a 47%…

JIA Awareness Week 2025

This year, JIA Awareness Week is taking place between 7th-11th July. The campaign will be focusing on short educational videos covering various aspects of this condition, in hopes of raising awareness for all those living with JIA and AJIA (Adult Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis). NRAS has made a series of short, sharable videos which outline JIA…

ORUK to host Fibromyalgia Sandpit

ORUK is hosting a Fibromyalgia Sandpit in central London on 30th September 2025. This will bring together a multidisciplinary group of experts from the NHS, MSK community, third sector and other interested parties to discuss a wide range of issues relating to this misunderstood and under researched condition. The agenda is being developed. If you…