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ARMA Newsletter November 2020
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Holding onto the positive
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Things feel very precarious and uncertain as everywhere in the UK takes measures to control the spread of Covid-19. With the various tiered systems, the firebreak in Wales and the four-week lockdown in England, we all know that this is going to be a difficult winter, especially for people working in the NHS and those who need healthcare.
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ARMA will continue to support our members through whatever the winter holds and to champion the importance of MSK services. In these difficult times I find that it is also important to hold onto positives.…
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ARMA conference: Have you got your ticket?
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Working Together to change the face of MSK
30 November 2020
Venue: Online
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This month sees the one-day ARMA conference take place – a multi-disciplinary virtual event.
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You’ll enjoy listening to speakers on subjects including: working across boundaries, BAME communities, partnership with patients and pain care.
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NHS leaders are attending the event and there will be a virtual networking space and an exhibition, too. Don’t miss out on this important event, book now!
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Issued 4 October 2020: Joint statement from professionals
and patients on MSK services and COVID-19
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With cases of Covid-19 rising and the prospect of increased pressure on hospitals this winter as a result, it will be unacceptable for the NHS to respond to this by treating only urgent and emergency cases in musculoskeletal (MSK) services. Many ARMA CEOs and directors from member organisations and alliances filmed vlogs.
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As organisations representing patients and professionals, we recognise that this was a necessary response in spring of this year. However, it came at significant cost to patients’ physical and mental health, and the resulting suffering will continue for many months, perhaps years, to come. People needing surgery such as joint replacement, people needing to see rheumatology specialists and people needing access to community MSK services were all hit hard in the effort to ensure that the NHS could respond to Covid-19 patients.…
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Resources from Bone and Joint Week 12-20 October 2020
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We hope you had a great Bone and Joint Week. This year saw an increase of around third in page impressions on Twitter compared to last year. The theme, Good musculoskeletal health – now more than ever, resonated with many during the pandemic. ARMA alliance members, Public Health England, NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and NICE supported the Twitter campaign.
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The week may be over (12-20 October), but the blogs and resources are still available.
In case you missed them, see:
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We know that many people value our newsletter, webinars and the fact that we provide a voice for MSK health. We are increasingly asked: given that our membership is made up of organisations, how can an individual support ARMA? For this reason, we have set up a new supporter scheme.
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Key coronavirus MSK resources
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ARMA is coordinating directly with NHSE and alliance members on key advice and issues, and has created a webpage for coronavirus (Covid-19) designed to provide easy access to the most relevant NHS resources and musculoskeletal guidance documents. Visit our Coronavirus info webpage.
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Psoriasis Awareness Week 29 Oct – 4 Nov 2020
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This year's Psoriasis Awareness Week 2020 runs from Thursday 29 October (World Psoriasis Day) to Wednesday 4 November. This year, the theme will be ‘types of psoriasis’, based around answering some of the ‘unknown knowns’ that came out of the recent Psoriasis Priority Setting Partnership. Over the course of the week, the Psoriasis Association will focus on a different type of psoriasis each day…
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New Executive Manager and continuing HMSA recruitment
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Hannah Ensor (chair of the board of trustees) has been covering the CEO role for several months now, so Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) is very pleased to welcome a new Executive Manager, Jane van Velsen, who will be taking on the management of the charity. This role replaces that of CEO, and will mean managing the practical and operational side of the organisation.…
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SOMM’s courses for portfolio route supervisors
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Great news that the HEE Roadmap to Practice for First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care (Musculoskeletal) was published on 15 October. The Roadmap is available through the HEE website and provides a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for clinicians wishing to pursue a career in MSK primary care.…
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Video: the Right Start Service for RA patients
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NRAS has a new video on the benefits of the Right Start Service for patients newly or recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. New2RA Right Start is a service launched by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) at the BSR 2019 congress and to which many rheumatology services are referring their patients. Right Start supports people newly diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis…
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Arthritis Action is recruiting Trustees
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Arthritis Action is looking for new trustees to join their board and help shape their work, to reach more people across the UK. Arthritis Action is currently looking for trustees with access to an established professional network, who can advise a growing organisation and support the development and delivery of an exciting new strategy.
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Survey on the effects of COVID-19 and lockdown
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Around half of those with arthritis report increased pain during the pandemic with over half finding it more difficult to access healthcare
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, 42% of people living with arthritis reported that their pain has increased according to a survey by UK Charity Arthritis Action looking at the effects of COVID-19 and lockdown on the daily lives of people with arthritis.…
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Announcing MACP's virtual AGM 2020
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Due to COVID-19 and current restrictions, this year’s Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists AGM will be held virtually via Zoom webinar on Monday 30 November 2020 at 6.30pm. The AGM provides each member with an opportunity to hear what the MACP has achieved in the last year and what the MACP strategy and objectives are for the coming five years.
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Four weeks prior to the AGM all Executive Committee reports and Committee nominations will be available online for members to review.…
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New Report on workforce challenges
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The role of osteopaths as AHPs in the NHS
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An independent panel of leading healthcare professionals, chaired by Professor Adrian Newland CBE, has authored a report including its findings on the role of osteopaths as Allied Health Professionals within the NHS, and their potential to provide much needed additional capacity to the delivery of NHS MSK services to improve patient care.…
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2020 PCRMM Society Annual Conference
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The PCRMM Society is delighted to confirm that the PCRMM Annual Conference will be going ahead as an online virtual event this year, on 12-13 November 2020.
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The Society is not letting these difficult times affect the content of the conference, which will be as interesting, engaging and valuable as ever!
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The title of the conference is “First Contact Practitioner and the Evolving MSK Workforce.”
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BOA Statements, October 2020
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BOA statement on preserving elective operating wherever possible in second wave (15 Oct 2020)
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BOA statement about orthopaedic ring-fenced beds (released 19 Oct 2020).
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BOA Annual Congress 2021 - Save the Date!
Taking place 21-24 September 2021, the BOA Annual Congress programme will be created around the theme of 'Tackling Infection'…
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BOA Virtual Congress 2020
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The BOA ran a member-only Virtual Congress across the two weeks of 15-25 September 2020. Members can view recordings of the live sessions and the pre-recorded sessions on the BOA website. Take a look at the live session recordings from across the 2020 BOA Virtual Congress. All of the pre-recorded sessions are available online and there are also some sessions that are generally available to the public.…
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Registration for BOA Ortho Update 2021 course now open
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The BOA Ortho Update Course 2021 (previously known as the BOA Instructional Course) will give delegates the opportunity to access new understanding and support preparation for the FRCS exam.
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Saturday 9 January 2021 (AM)
Online (Zoom)
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Given the current rise in COVID-19 cases across the UK we have taken the decision to make this course fully virtual.
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What We Need Now - National Voices
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A new report from National Voices, What matters to people for health and care, during COVID-19 and beyond is based on the work throughout the first phase of the pandemic to capture the experiences of people with ongoing health and care needs, through OurCOVIDVoices. The report makes a series of recommendations for those designing services…
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NICE behaviour change guideline published
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NICE published its final guideline on behaviour change: digital and mobile health interventions on its website . You can also find the supporting evidence, tools and resources as well as all the stakeholder comments. NICE has produced an equality impact assessment to support the guideline. NICE included the recommendations from this guideline in the NICE Pathway on behaviour change…
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Roadmap to FCP Practice - Health Education England
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Health Education England has published First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Musculoskeletal) A Roadmap to Practice. The document provides a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for clinicians pursuing a career in primary care. As MSK first contact practitioners (FCPs) move into primary care, HEE is funding the development…
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NHS Change Challenge Innovations
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The NHS Change Challenge site continues to publish the most impactful initiatives submitted. Wave two included a number of digital initiatives and wave three will be related to rheumatology services. Each idea has a short slide deck explaining the change and how it was done, the impact and issues to consider for embedding it.…
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Hands. Face. Space.
NHS Covid-19 campaign
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HM Government has launched Hands. Face. Space, a campaign that urges the public to continue to wash their hands, cover their face and make space to control infection rates and avoid a second peak. The spread of coronavirus, particularly in enclosed spaces is shown in a new film, produced with experts in the field, which highlights the risk in simple, everyday interactions.…
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ARMA Calendar
| 29 Oct - 4 Nov 2020 |
Psoriasis Awareness Week 2020 |
| 4 Nov 2020 |
Psoriasis Association hosts free webinar event |
| 6 Nov 2020 |
Wear Purple for JIA Day (p'poned from June) |
| 7 Nov 2020 |
NASS Physio in Focus event |
| 12-13 Nov 2020 |
PCRMM Society Conference online |
| 25 Nov 2020 |
Health and Inactivity 2020 conference, RSM |
| 27 & 30 Nov 2020 |
SOMM FCP Supervisors course |
| 28 Nov 2020 |
MACP Study Day |
| 30 Nov 2020 |
ARMA conference Working Together |
| 30 Nov 2020, 6.30pm |
MACP AGM 2020 via Zoom |
| 7 & 14 Dec 2020 |
SOMM FCP Supervisors course |
| 8 & 22 Jan 2021 |
SOMM FCP Supervisors course |
| 9 Jan 2021 |
BOA Ortho Update Course 2021 |
| 11 & 12 Feb 2021 |
SOMM FCP Supervisors course |
| 11 & 12 March 2021 |
SOMM FCP Supervisors course |
| 21 Apr 2021 |
FSEM-NCSEM Joint Conference, Sheffield (p'poned from 2020) |
| 28-30 June 2021 |
Bone Research Society Annual Meeting (p'poned from 2020) |
| 21-24 Sept 2021 |
BOA Annual Congress 2021 |
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