by Noha Al-Afifi, Interim CEO, Arthritis Action
There’s no doubt from the ARMA Act Now report that the current tough economic environment is exacerbating inequalities in healthcare provision and access. With the scale of the task, it could be easy to get overwhelmed by the challenge. As important is that the report urges all to recognise the wider context and environment in which healthcare sits and to encourage small scale, localised action plans.
Helping both our members and the wider public to take control of their arthritis has inevitably led us to provide resources beyond health advice.…
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The National Orthopaedic Alliance has launched a strategy and workplan for 2024/25. The newly launched strategy emphasises the role orthopaedics plays in delivering high quality patient care, recognising and celebrating the contributions of orthopaedic professionals, and driving efficiency and productivity enhancements within the field.
Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) and the National Institute of for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are co- hosting an online MSK Innovation Forum on 19th July 2024, that will bring together clinicians, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs to discuss the MSK innovation challenge.
ARMA is delighted to welcome our two newest members – the National Spine Network and Lupus UK!
The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine’s (SOMM’s) MSc Musculoskeletal Medicine, validated by Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh, is now closed, and the programme will be finishing on 31 August this year.
These nine recommendations include: 
The Royal Osteoporosis Society would like to extend a huge thank you to all their colleagues across ARMA who have supported the Better Bones campaign for universal, quality Fracture Liaison Services (FLS).