MSK & Arthritis News

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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Are you an axial SpA Changemaker?

Act on Axial Spa logoAs part of the Act on Axial SpA campaign, NASS has a created a brand new award to recognise the great work that health care professionals are doing to reduce the time to diagnosis.

Our aim is to encourage as many health care professionals to join us by undertaking a series of actions to ensure that every person with axial SpA is diagnosed within a year of symptom onset.  These awards are open to any health care professional working with people with axial SpA, in the NHS or in private practice. …

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BASRaT launches neurological rehabilitation module

Enhancing knowledge to aid a wider variety of patient populations

BASRaT has launched a neurological rehabilitation module to enable BASRaT registered Sport Rehabilitators to safely use their high-level exercise rehabilitation knowledge and skills with a wider variety of patient populations and to work more effectively as part of the overall healthcare team.

Developed by specialist Physiotherapists and medical experts, this module is delivered online via an education portal for BASRaT registrants and has been added to the core curriculum for Sport Rehab students.…

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Government’s sports strategy highlights role of MSK Hubs

Sports strategyThe government has announced ambitious plans to get an additional 3.5 million people physically active by 2030. The announcement was accompanied by the publication of a report, Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and physical activity, which featured MSK Hubs as a case study of how sport and physical activity can help people ‘live healthier, longer and happier lives’.

The MSK Hubs programme recently secured £1.4m of funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the Healthy Ageing Challenge to investigate how to transform leisure facilities into musculoskeletal (MSK) hubs which can be accessed in every community.…

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Empowering the next generation of MSK Innovators

ORUK logoMedTechApplications are now open for the MSK Innovation Accelerator programme, hosted by MedTech SuperConnector and part funded by Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK).

The programme is designed to accelerate the development of musculoskeletal innovation and thereby create and scale early-stage MSK ventures across the UK. It will involve a 6 month intensive learning journey, providing participants with entrepreneurship training, masterclasses and access to expertise. The accelerator learning content is part-time.

The MSK Innovation Accelerator programme is open to MSK related Innovations at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 or above from research fellows, postdocs & late-stage PhD candidates, or innovators from Academic Research Centres, small to medium size enterprises with research laboratories, or clinical institutes with a medical technology in development in the lab or digital environment.…

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Walk Yourself Happy

Royal College of Podiatry MSK lead, Dr Helen Branthwaite has contributed a chapter on foot health and wellbeing for Julia Bradbury’s newest book on walking: ‘Walk Yourself Happy.’

Poor MSK health affecting the feet and the lower limb impacts around 30% of the UK population, and not being able to walk has a wider impact on wellbeing. This book covers all areas of wellbeing including, nutrition, sleep and mental health with foot care, footwear choice and foot strength playing a major role in walking yourself happy.