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Multi-Morbidity

It’s not all about MSK

A few days ago the Chief Medical officer, Chris Whitty, published his report for 2023 entitled health in an ageing society. I'm sure many of you will immediately seek out the MSK related content, skimming straight to the section on early diagnosis of osteoporosis or the case studies on ESCAPE-pain and MSK hubs. However, those...
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Major conditions strategy: parity for MSK?

Last month the Government announced a new major conditions strategy. In the past ARMA's response to such an announcement would be "what about MSK? That's a major condition contributing hugely to the burden of disease in England." Not this time. I will admit to being surprised to read the list of six conditions included and...
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PCRMM webinar – Managing Low Back Pain and Sciatica

Tuesday 31 May, 7 - 8:30pm This engaging and extremely interesting webinar will be given by Ian Bernstein and Dan Bourke; they explore what works and what doesn't work for managing low back pain and sciatica in primary and community care. They combine a review of NICE guidelines with a discussion about how they implement...
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NHS People Plan

One major criticism of the NHS Long Term Plan was the lack of any detail on workforce. This detail has begun to emerge with the publication of the Interim People Plan for the NHS. It looks at the need to transform the way the entire workforce, including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals (AHPs), pharmacists, healthcare...
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The vital role of good MSK services

One thing I have been really struck by since starting this role is just how much musculoskeletal conditions impact across the breadth of a person's life, and just how much unaddressed MSK conditions impact other parts of health services. This month's blog highlights how MSK conditions impact the ability of NHS staff to do their...
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