MSK & Arthritis News

Psoriasis Awareness Week 2023

PAW 2023Psoriasis Awareness Week will run from Sunday 29th October to Friday 3rd of November 2023 and this year’s theme is ‘Talking about Treatments’.

How to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is understandably one of the primary questions asked via our helplines. During the week, we will be looking at ways to access the correct treatment pathways and how people can achieve the best in psoriasis care. We will be hearing from those who self-manage their condition as well as those under the care of a GP or a dermatologist.…

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Self-management design for women’s pelvic health

Empowering Women’s Pelvic Floor Health: The role of co-designed digital self-management support technology across an ICS

getUBetter is pleased to be hosting a webinar on the 9th of November 2023 at 12:30-1:30pm.

Join female leads from SW London and South Yorkshire ICSs as they share their insights and experiences from co-designing with getUBetter a digital self-management support tool to highlight the importance of women’s pelvic floor health and its deployment at scale across their organisations.

Women’s pelvic floor health is a vital aspect of overall well-being affecting quality of life at every age, but especially during the perinatal period and then again at the time of perimenopause and menopause.…

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COVID Shielding Voices report

In October 2023 the COVID Shielding Voices report was published. Funded by Versus Arthritis and conducted by the Centre for Epidemiology at the University of Manchester, it is a research study about people with autoimmune inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, who shielded during the pandemic. The report has been shared with both the UK and Scottish COVID-19 inquiries.

The COVID Shielding Voices report captures the depth of people’s experiences of shielding during the pandemic and its long-lasting impact on them, their families, their mental health, and their working lives.…

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NOA Exhibiting at MSK Conference

NOA logoThe National Orthopaedic Alliance will be exhibiting at the upcoming MSK Conference at Therapy Expo on 22 and 23 November 2023 at the NEC Birmingham. Are you planning to be there? If so, visit them on stand TM48.

This two-day national MSK and multi-professional conference aims to bring the MSK communities together and share some of the latest and most relevant topics in MSK service strategies, national policy updates, clinical, education, MSK leadership, development opportunities and research.

MSK Therapy Expo bannerThe conference is open to all MSK clinicians of different settings as part of a multi professional workforce.…

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Airing Pain #139 Living with Persistent Pain in Wales

Pain Concern is promoting the latest edition of their Airing Pain podcast: Airing Pain #139 Living With Persistent Pain in Wales.

It was recorded at the Living Well with Persistent Pain in Wales conference during Pain Awareness Month in September 2023. The topic of the conference was the launch of the refreshed persistent pain guidance first published in 2019.

We know that persistent and chronic pain conditions affect a significant proportion of our population. It’s estimated between 33% and 50% of the population suffer with some form of persistent pain.…

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You own what you create: complexity and MSK services

ARMA CEOby Sue Brown, CEO ARMA

I have just finished facilitating one of our regional meetings bringing together stakeholders to talk about what’s happening at the local level with MSK services. It’s clear there is a lot of willingness to do something, despite a lot of confusion around who leads on MSK at an ICS level. A lot of questions were asked at the meeting. Where are the MSK targets being reported? Are the ICBs aware of what’s happening? We’ve got a case to introduce a Fracture Liaison Service, but how do we get anyone to listen?…

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Patient Partnership Week 2023

Following the success of last year’s first ever Patient Partnership Week, the event is returning again this year to celebrate all the best in patient partnership.

Starting on Monday 25th September 2023, join the Patients Association for a series of enlightening webinars featuring healthcare experts and patient advocates. Don’t miss discussions on tackling health inequalities, enhancing outpatient experiences, social prescribing benefits, and more. Secure your spot now!

Last year’s Patient Partnership Week events were hugely popular and well-received – see the great feedback from those who attended:  

“Brilliant to see the central role given to patient experts by experience.” …

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NHSE & RCP Outpatients Strategy Survey

patient surveyThe Patients Association is working with NHS England and the Royal College of Physicians in a collaborative effort to improve outpatient services. They are keen to hear from people who have recently experienced NHS outpatient services. They have launched a survey to gather the experiences of recent users of outpatients, which you can find by clicking on this link.

If you or someone you know will find it difficult to answer this survey online, please call the Patients Association Helpline on 0800 345 7115 who will run through the questions with you over the phone.…

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MSK Conference 2023 | Therapy Expo

MSK Conference 2023 bannerThe highly successful MSK Conference will return to Therapy Expo on 22 and 23 November 2023 at the NEC Birmingham.

Brought to you by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM), MSK Partners Network (MSKPN), and National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) who are working together in partnership, with the support of a number of MSK professions and subspecialities to put together another exciting programme.

Book by 29 September 2023 for Early Bird prices.

A great opportunity for multi-professional MSK networking and CPD.…

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