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ARMA Newsletter November 2019
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CEO update - MSK health: Not just for Bone and Joint Week
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Bone and Joint Week is over for another year, and what a fantastic week it was, thanks to the support of our members and key stakeholders. It’s a one week blitz of MSK messaging on social media, raising awareness and prompting action. This year we had an even bigger reach than ever. But it doesn’t end there.…
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Guest blog: We must give future generations the gift of healthy ageing
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by Dr Alison Giles, Associate Director for Healthy Ageing, Centre for Ageing Better and Public Health England; and Elaine Rashbrook, Consultant Specialist, Life Course, Public Health England.
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In October this year, Public Health England (PHE), together with the Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB) launched the Consensus Statement on Healthy Ageing. Over 70 organisations, including ARMA, have signed up and pledged to take action on the five principles set out in the Statement.
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The average age at which people report a health condition or disability that interferes with daily life is just 62. With today’s 65-year olds set to live well into their 80s, many of us could face nearly two decades in poor health or living with a disability....
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Guest blog: Rheumatology follow-ups - Transforming Outpatients
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by Amanda Woolley, Policy and Implementation Lead for the Elective Care Transformation Programme at NHS England and NHS Improvement
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The NHS Long Term Plan set the ambition to reduce outpatient attendances by a third over the next five years. Rheumatology services are leading the way in developing alternatives to the traditional outpatient model so that patients can access the support and treatment they need, at the time they need it. Most people seen by rheumatology services will have chronic, long term conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and will require continuing specialist input to support management of their condition. …
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Webinar - The NHS Long Term Plan and rheumatoid arthritis: addressing unmet need
Monday 4 November, 2.30pm
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Whilst care for the over 400,000 people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved over recent years, there are still high levels of unmet need and patients not receiving optimal treatment and support.
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Effective implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan should lead to improved care for people with RA.
Find out more and register here.
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Dr James Galloway, clinical lecturer at King’s College London and honorary consultant in rheumatology at King’s College Hospital.
Dr Gavin Clunie, Consultant Rheumatologist and Metabolic Bone Physician, Addenbrookes Hospital
Ailsa Bosworth, National Patient Champion, National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS)
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Webinar - Rheumatology follow-ups: Transforming Outpatients
Friday 29 November 2019, 2pm – 3pm
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What the webinar will cover:
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- Learning from two decades of patient initiated follow up (Direct Access) for rheumatology patients at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
- The impact of service redesign for rheumatology in South East London, including telephone consultations and AHP review.
- Improving visibility of disease changes as enabling personalised care through integrating the Remote Monitoring of RA app with the electronic patient record at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.
Webinar - Care and support planning for people with MSK conditions
Friday 13 December 2019, 12:30 pm
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- Describe what care and support planning is and how it works in practice;
- Outline the work involved to include people with MSK conditions within CSP processes;
- Discuss the learning, challenges and potential benefits of working in this way.
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ARMA event: Physical activity and musculoskeletal health
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Do you run a gym, swimming pool or leisure centre?
Encourage more of your customers with long term conditions to be more active.
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- Do you know how to make your services accessible to people with MSK conditions?
- Are your staff members confident to support someone in pain to exercise?
- Do they understand how being more active benefits people’s mobility and can reduce pain?
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If the answer to any of the above is ‘no,’ then you may be turning away valuable customers when you could be helping them to improve their health. This event will help you to change this.
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Prevention Green Paper ARMA response
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ARMA and its members have responded to the Government’s Green Paper: Advancing our health: Prevention in the 2020s. ARMA welcomed the high profile of musculoskeletal conditions in the green paper which is important given that it is a fundamental building block of health and important for pain-free mobility. Action is required by all parts of the NHS and local authorities…
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ARMA, PHE and the Centre for Ageing Better
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ARMA joins Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better to make England the best place to grow old, because musculoskeletal health is vital to healthy ageing. ARMA joined over sixty high-profile organisations in the UK’s health, housing, employment, research and voluntary sectors to launch a landmark shared vision on healthy ageing.
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Bone and Joint Week review
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Bone and Joint Week in October helps get people thinking about one of the most widespread and pressing health issues of our times - musculoskeletal health and the role each person in improving it. This year, ARMA’s member organisations, Public Health England, NHE England, NHS Confederation and many other organisations collaborated…
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Primary care MSK MDT management
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The Institute of Osteopathy (iO) has published a new low back pain case study. The report investigates effective multidisciplinary team management and sciatica in a primary care setting, following osteopathic assessment.
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National MSK Health Data Group
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Versus Arthritis is hosting the 11th National MSK Health Data Group on Monday 2 December 2019 from 9:00-13:00, followed by lunch and networking until 14:00 at The Royal Society, London…
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Stretches for your daily life
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NASS has just released a new series of videos showing how everyone living with axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA) - including people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) - can fit some simple but very effective stretches into their daily life.
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SOMM Musculoskeletal core capabilities framework
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The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM) has produced a short paper mapping capabilities within the published ‘Musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for first point of contact practitioners’ to the Society’s course provision. The domains identified within the framework provide categories for the capabilities that underpin first contact practice.…
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Welcome to the National Axial Spondyloarthrititis Society
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On 01 November 2019, NASS re-launches their charity as the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society. For 43 years NASS has supported people affected by ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatologists can now diagnose people using MRI before the disease causes bone changes so treatment can start a lot earlier. They now use the term axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA), which includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
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Arthritis Action is recruiting
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Arthritis Action is looking for a creative communications officer with excellent media relations skills to effectively co-ordinate and implement Arthritis Action’s marketing and communications activities, raise the charity’s profile and increase public awareness of arthritis. Read more
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PCRMM Annual Conference
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Primary Care Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine Society Annual Conference, 14-16 November 2019 Park Inn Hotel, York.
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An educational programme of lectures and workshops for GPs, trainees and other members of the practice team to help develop core skills in musculoskeletal care.
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NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance
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NICE are developing Interventional Procedures Guidance: High tibial osteotomy using a magnetic rod device for insertion for precise alignment in early knee arthritis IP1762. In medial knee osteoarthritis, the cartilage in the inner part of the knee joint wears away. This can cause the joint to become lopsided, which can cause pain, stiffness, and difficulty bending…
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NICE Joint replacement: hip, knee and shoulder
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A NICE draft guideline on joint replacement (primary): hip, knee and shoulder and its supporting evidence is now out for consultation. Comments can be submitted on the draft guideline to help ensure that the guideline considers important issues. The consultation page has all the information and documents to comment.
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Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2020
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The late Edgar Stene, who had severe ankylosing spondylitis, was a great promoter of co-operation between doctors, patients and community workers. The EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition runs yearly in his memory and honour. First prize is € 1,000 and the winner will be invited to attend the EULAR Congress in Frankfurt.
Read more
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National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit first report
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The National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) collects information on all new patients over the age of sixteen seen in specialist rheumatology departments with suspected inflammatory arthritis in England and Wales. The first report was published in October. The audit assesses seven key metrics of care provided for people with new symptoms of arthritis attending rheumatology services for the first time and makes recommendations for services, educators and commissioners.…
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PHE Musculoskeletal Health and Inequalities webinar
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Public Health England together with Keele University and Race Equality Foundation invite you to join us for the ‘Musculoskeletal Health and Inequalities’ webinar, on 14 November 2019, 10:00 to 11:00am. This webinar will discuss the findings from commissioned work looking at evidence on the differential effectiveness of PHE’s publication on return on investment interventions and what we know about their current level and patterns of provision and uptake.…
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PHE Prescribed medicines review
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In September, Public Health England published a report on their review of the scale, distribution and causes of prescription drug dependence, and what might be done to address it. This included findings on opioid use for non cancer pain. The report made recommendations for action to reduce the problems caused by dependency…
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Chronic Pain – This is how it feels
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In October 2019 a report on chronic pain services and management from a patient and healthcare professional perspective was published. The research has highlighted a number of key insights and themes for how respondents felt that chronic pain services can be improved and made more equitable in the future…
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The National Academy for Social Prescribing
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October saw the launch of a new National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP), to champion social prescribing and the work of local communities in connecting people for wellbeing. Its objectives include exploring new ways of sourcing statutory and non-statutory funding and brokering relationships between different sectors…
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ARMA Calendar
| 1 Nov 2019 |
NASS re-launches as the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society |
| 4 Nov 2019 |
Webinar: The NHS Long Term Plan and RA: addressing unmet need |
| 6 Nov 2019 |
Applications close for Arthritis Action Comms Officer role |
| 14 Nov 2019, 10am |
PHE Musculoskeletal Health and Inequalities webinar |
| 14-16 Nov 2019 |
PCRMM Annual Conference 2019 |
| 16 Nov 2019 |
NASS Voices, London & Aspiring to Excellence Awards |
| 26 Nov 2019 |
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care workshop, London |
| 26 Nov 2019 |
NICE hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement consultation closes |
| 27-28 Nov 2019 |
Therapy Expo, NEC |
| 29 Nov 2019, 2pm |
Webinar: Rheumatology follow-ups - Transforming Outpatients |
| 2 Dec 2019, 9am |
National MSK Health Data Group |
| 3 Dec 2019 |
ARMA event: Physical activity and musculoskeletal health |
| 5 Dec 2019 |
Edgar Stene prize essay submission deadline |
| 10 Dec 2019 |
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care workshop, Glasgow |
| 13 Dec 2019, 12:30pm |
Webinar: Care and support planning for people with MSK conditions |
| 11 Jan 2020 |
BOA Instructional Course |
| 22 Jan 2020 |
NICE High tibial osteotomy consulatation closes |
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