Pain Concern is pleased to announce that the new edition of the Airing Pain podcast will be released on 22/02/2023:
Airing Pain #134 Pain Consultations during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Lessons Learnt.
This edition of Airing Pain examines how COVID-19 has impacted on the relationship between patient and healthcare professional.
In the two or so years of living with COVID-19, the face-to-face relationship between doctors and patients was one of the first casualties. With restrictions relaxed, have we returned to the status quo, or has what was developed at breakneck speed led to new working practices? …
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After its success last year, the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society will be holding another revision course for the


In January 2023, NHS England published “an improvement framework to reduce community musculoskeletal waits while delivering best outcomes and experience”.
£1.94 million has been awarded by the Nuffield Foundation’s Oliver Bird Fund and Versus Arthritis to support research to improve wellbeing among people living with MSK conditions. Awards have been made to six teams across five universities.
The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK is now open to applications from doctors and allied health professionals who wish to take the
The National Workforce Implementation Plan outlines a series of practical actions that will act as enablers to accelerate the ten-year Workforce Strategy published in 2020. The Plan highlights a number of actions that need to progress immediately to address some of the most urgent pressures within the NHS now. Plans for specific professions and services like nursing, dentistry, or pharmacy will be published over the next two years.