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ARMA Newsletter July 2024
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Ensuring MSK is in the new ten year plan
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On the morning of 5 July 2024, ARMA members gathered on Zoom for initial reflections on the election result. The date had been set many months ago, and it wasn’t the ideal timing. Since then, we have had a little more time to see just what the new government would do. It is too early to say if this will be a turning point for the future of health and healthcare, but they have certainly not wasted any time.
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Guest blog: Fostering conversations to transform musculoskeletal healthcare
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Insights from the Versus Arthritis National MSK Health Data Group
This month’s guest blog comes from Versus Arthritis with guest bloggers Karen Hodgson, Head of Health Intelligence, and Emma Tomlinson, Health Intelligence Portfolio Officer sharing insights from the MSK Health Data Group and hopes for its future.
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ARMA backs Forgotten Lives UK
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ARMA has joined a range of charities adding their support to Forgotten Lives UK, a patient-led group advocating for better protection of those who are immunocompromised. Approximately 1.8m people in the UK have conditions that render them more vulnerable to COVID-19, due to being immunocompromised. Forgotten Lives UK advocates for their ongoing protection through prophylaxis drugs and other preventative measures, both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical.
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ARMA Announces New Trustee
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ARMA is delighted to welcome our newest Trustee Noha Al Afifi, interim CEO of Arthritis Action. We look forward to working closely with Noha and know the wealth of experience she brings to ARMA will be an asset to the organisation.
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Speaking about her election Noha stated: “I am proud and pleased to be joining the Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Alliance Board and look forward to working with them as a Trustee, raising the awareness of the impact MSK conditions have on all members of society and how we can tackle health inequalities.”
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New NHS FCP Osteopath funding available
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NHS funding now available for First Contact Practitioner Osteopaths NHS funding is now available for employing osteopaths in primary care roles such as First Contact Practitioners (FCP).
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This follows significant lobbying by the Institute of Osteopathy and is part of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) 2024-2025 contract.
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NRAS Live: Dental Care, Oral Health & RA
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If you have rheumatoid arthritis and think that oral health shouldn’t be top of your list – you may be surprised! Findings from recent studies suggest that there are significant links between oral health and those living with RA and other common co-morbidities such as heart disease and diabetes.
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In this NRAS Live chat, Ailsa will be joined by Iain Chapple, Professor of Periodontology at University of Birmingham and Maddy Roberts, our Families and Young Peoples Service Manager from the JIA-at-NRAS team. Find out more.
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Psoriasis Update annual conference round up
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On 22nd June 2024, The Psoriasis Association were delighted to host the 'Psoriasis Update: What you need to know' conference in Manchester. The day was highly successful and received positive feedback from attendees. The morning session included talks from Dr Helen Young, Dr Zenas Yiu and research students Binh Phan and Heber Bright. Topics such as the impact of exercise on psoriasis and biologic treatments were discussed.
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ORUK hosts first national Bunions Think Tank
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Orthopaedic Research (ORUK) recently hosted the first National Bunions Think Tank, in Association with Rosetrees Trust. The Think Tank included many of the country’s leading foot health experts, including primary care physicians, podiatrists, physiotherapists, surgeons, academics and research funders, who came together to discuss ways to improve patient care and identify areas requiring further research.
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Managing Persistent Pain e-learning resource
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A new e-learning resource available to all healthcare professionals working across roles and sectors in Wales entitled “Managing Persistent Pain”. It has been by launched by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). This package has been developed in collaboration by HEIW, primary care representatives and pharmacy colleagues together with the National Clinical Lead for Persistent Pain. The resource has been developed to encourage healthcare professionals to think more broadly about the management persistent pain rather than focusing on medication and interventions.
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Free webinars from NHS Year of Care Partnerships
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Year of Care Partnerships® is promoting a series of free webinars this summer in which they will share learning across a range of topics including proactive care and shared decision making. The series began on July 17 with a webinar about the systematic implementation of personalised care approaches for planned care, including examples of good practice and lessons for successful implementation.
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ARMA Calendar
| 25 July 2024 |
Healthcare Professionals’ Training Needs survey closes |
| 26 July 2024, 5pm |
Call for evidence closes for NASS Gold Standard |
| 31 July 2024, 7pm |
NRAS Live: Dental Care, Oral Health & RA |
| 14 August 1-2pm |
Year of Care Partnerships proactive care webinar |
| 16 August 2024 |
Closing date to submit evidence for Aspiring to Excellence programme |
| 23 August 2024 |
Applications close for MFSEM Part 1 Examination |
| 5-26 Sept, 2024, 6:30pm |
Core Skills in MSK Care digital course via Microsoft Teams |
| 11 Sept 2024 1–2pm |
Year of Care Partnerships Shared Decision Making webinar |
| 16 Sept 2024 |
Deadline for outline Oliver Bird Funding applications |
| 16-22 Sept 2024 |
NRAS RA Awareness Week |
| 26 Sept 2024 |
MFSEM Part 1 Examination |
| 7 Oct 2024, 9-5pm |
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, Glasgow |
| 12 Oct 2024 |
Chiro Live 2024 conference |
| 17 Oct 2024, 6-9pm |
Musculoskeletal Bitesize course via Microsoft Teams |
| 8 March 2025, 9-5pm |
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, Birmingham |
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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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