Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM) will be holding its Annual General Meeting online on Tuesday 27th February 2024 at 18.00.
This will be an exciting opportunity to find out more about SOMM as it moves forward in the MSK education space.
Nominations for election of Trustees to the Board (SOMM’s Council) are invited beforehand or may be tabled on the day.
Please contact Christine Williams, Society Manager, for more information and for the link to the meeting: admin@sommcourses.org.
There will be an exhibition entitled ‘The Future of Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health in the UK,’ which the Council For Osteopathic Education Institutes (COEI) is organizing in the Upper Waiting Hall, Palace of Westminster, between 4th and 8th of March 2024.
The COEI group would be very grateful if you were able to advertise the event to any MPs and Peers who you think might be interested in attending.
For further details, please contact either Robert Thomas on Robert.Thomas@bcnogroup.ac.uk or Steph Edghill Steph.Edghill@bcnogroup.ac.uk…
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Demonstrate your clinical knowledge in MSK care with the Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine.
The Diploma has been developed to support the multi-professional workforce that is evolving to meet the growing need for optimal care of musculoskeletal conditions by demonstrating applied knowledge in this important field.
The examination and associated qualification recognise excellence in MSK care and provide a benchmark of quality for both service commissioners and patients.
The standard setting exam takes place on May 7th 2024. Learn more about the exam and how to apply here.
In what is very likely to be an election year, National Voices have shared their Manifesto for Equitable Healthcare – which puts forth three general election priorities.
Co-produced with National Voices’ members, the manifesto is supported by a common theme – ensuring that the NHS works for all, not just those who know how to navigate the system or who come from more privileged backgrounds.
The manifesto seeks to remind politicians that adopting these priorities will not just improve things for patients but will also help drive NHS stability and wider economic benefits.…
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The latest Airing Pain Podcast, Societal Inequalities and Disparities in Pain Management, is available now.
This edition investigates the significant inequalities and disparities in treatment among primary care pain management services.
Does gender, ethnicity, disability and locality affect access and quality of pain care?
Taking part in this discussion:
NASS is excited to launch a call for evidence as part of their efforts to establish a Gold Standard in Treatment and Care for Axial Spondyloarthritis as part of the Aspiring to Excellence programme.
NASS is looking for people with lived experience of axial SpA, and healthcare professionals to share with us their real-life examples of good treatment and care.
For people with lived experience, an example might be a course or education session you attended, a new way of being able to communicate with your healthcare team which improved your experience, or a routine that you were able to develop with your healthcare team to help with a specific part of living with axial SpA.…
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Arthritis Action is pleased to launch their new season of webinars with ‘Dietary Management of Gout: Science or Fiction?’ It was recorded in February and will soon be available on the Arthritis Action webinars page and YouTube channel.
During the webinar, the guest speaker and gout expert Dr Lorraine Watson discusses what gout is and guides us through the current evidence on nutrition and gout. Lorraine is joined by Martin Lau, Arthritis Action Services Manager & Dietitian and Member Services Manager Terry Urbanczyk, hosting the event.
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Arthritis Action is running its first self-management event specifically targeted at the needs and lives of people aged 18-40. The online event will address topics such as: pain management, healthy eating & weight management, staying active, hobbies and social life, emotional wellbeing and pacing and distraction techniques.
Tickets are free and anyone interested in attending can contact events@arthritisaction.org.uk, or send a message via WhatsApp: 07702 813737, or book direct from Eventbrite.
“How to implement self-management support for MSK patients on waiting lists”
Join a live webinar with getUBetter as they share their insights on how to implement digital self-management support for musculoskeletal (MSK) patients on waiting lists.
12% of the UK adult population is on a waiting list, with 10,000 waiting for a T&O operation across an Integrated Care System (ICS). The length of waiting lists, persistent pain, and deconditioning are all a problem. There’s an absolute need to provide evidence-based locally configured peri-operative self-management support and safety netting for patients on waiting lists, wherever they are waiting in the system.…
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by Sue Brown, CEO ARMA
As the final draft of our report into the MSK health inequalities inquiry comes together, a few things have made me think about the importance of data.
First the good news. NHS England has published a statement on information on health inequalities. The Statement includes which information on health inequalities should be collected, analysed and published by NHS bodies in England. Sadly, it does not link to the conditions in the Major Conditions Strategy, so MSK is included only in the overall figures for elective care.…
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