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20 Million Reasons our new strategy matters

Publishing a new strategy is always a moment to pause. Not just to look ahead, but to reflect on why the choices you’re making matter and why now is the right time to be ambitious. ARMA’s new strategy is grounded in a simple but powerful truth: there are 20 million reasons to act. Over 20...
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ARMA Welcomes the Neighbourhood health framework

NHS England Policy Paper Neighbourhood health framework Published 17 March 2026 We welcome the new Neighbourhood Health Framework because it moves neighbourhood health in the right direction. It sees neighbourhood health as more than NHS reconfiguration. It supports a prevention-first model. It values continuity, co-ordination and multidisciplinary care. It connects health to wider outcomes such...
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A turning point for MSK health

- but only if we choose to take it I hope you are enjoying the summer. This month we are pleased to have a guest blog from Deborah Alsina MBE, Chief Executive of Versus Arthritis. In her blog, Deborah rightly identifies the huge opportunity presented by the 10 Year Health Plan for England and the...
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NOA’s Annual Members’ Conference and Awards

NOA brings together orthopaedic community for annual members' conference and awards The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) hosted its Annual Members' Conference and Awards on 15 May 2025 at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre. For the first time, the awards were fully integrated into the conference programme, creating a dynamic day of learning, sharing, and...
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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...
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Adult Orthopaedic Trauma report

Adult Orthopaedic Trauma GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report The GIRFT Programme has published its Adult Orthopaedic Trauma National Specialty Report. The report illustrates how multidisciplinary governance can work well, and highlights governance arrangements that can be used in adult orthopaedic trauma services. The report's recommendations for providers and systems aim to deliver a service that...
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A question of balance

Last month I joined about 200 others at a government consultation event for the Ten Year Health Plan. Patient organisations, voluntary sector and professional bodies came together to get updates from the consultation process so far and discuss questions arising from the vision groups' work. Around our tables we were asked to consider one of...
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Introducing the GIRFT MSK community delivery programme

Dr Lesley Kay, NHS England National Clinical Director (NCD) for musculoskeletal (MSK), invites you to join our webinar on Thursday 6th March at 12.30 - 13.30 to discuss the GIRFT MSK community delivery programme. Register here The GIRFT MSK community delivery programme, funded by the Government's Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD), is working to...
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Registration for NOA Annual Conference closes on 1st May

The NOA Conference and Awards takes place on 15 May 2025 at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre (BCEC). NOA members can register here. The CPD accredited NOA Conference - which is free to attend for NOA members - brings together clinicians and healthcare professionals from multi-disciplinary backgrounds within orthopaedics. The conference promises a day...
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National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit Report

The National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) State of the Nation Summary Report 2024 was published on 10 October 2024. NEIAA is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP) and is delivered by the British Society for Rheumatology. The audit aims to...
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