NOA Webinar: COVID Orthopaedic Recovery: National and International recruitment
16 February 2022 at 1pm
The first National Orthopaedic Alliance webinar for 2022 will look at national and international recruitment.
Probably the biggest issue impeding orthopaedic surgery recovery is staffing. Many members of staff have left the NHS, retired early or have long term medical and/or mental health issues that limit their ability to work.
This has resulted in staffing shortages across various orthopaedic services in particular, theatre staffing. Providers are desperate to retain staff but also want to recruit the best people for the job which sometimes means looking overseas.…
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The Nuffield Foundation, in partnership with Versus Arthritis, has announced £4 million for new research funding to improve the social and economic wellbeing of people living with musculoskeletal conditions in the UK. Applicants should develop interdisciplinary proposals that can help identify, develop and enhance non-clinical policy and practice interventions.
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Osteoporosis and Bone Health published a report into the long-standing postcode lottery in the NHS for osteoporosis care. The report highlights the scale of under-diagnosis, under-treatment and missed opportunities in the NHS, with a blueprint for change. Implementation of the blueprint in England and Wales could save the NHS around £287m over five years – a return on investment of around 3:1 – according to the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS), which has supported the Inquiry.… 
PCRMM webinar: National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA)
Dr Ledingham will be justifying the need for and the potential benefits of the Audit; she will clarify what it is looking at and why, offering insights into latest performance and on how data can be used for QI activity.… 
The following links were added to the chat during the webinar:
Guest Blog by Professor Tony Woolf, Acting Chair and Secretary, Cornwall Arthritis Trust