MSK & Arthritis News

BackCare’s pain management webinar

The basis of the webinar was to provide a closer insight into back pain whatever the cause and to evaluate alleviating back pain from three different angles, these being: therapies, minimally invasive surgery and medication, with each area represented by an expert in the field.

Dr Brian Hammond PhD, Vice President of the National Back Pain Association (more commonly known as BackCare) discussed therapies; Dr Basil Almahdi, Consultant Pain Specialist analysed surgery and minimally invasive treatments of problems caused by degenerative spinal disease; and Dr Anthony Ordman, past president of the pain medicine section of the Royal Society of Medicine, reviewed medicines with a special interest in cannabinoids.…

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iO council lay professional sought

iO CouncilThe Institute of Osteopathy (iO) is looking for a lay professional to join the iO council, who has a drive to contribute to the development of osteopathy in the UK. If you, or someone you know, are experienced in the broad health market, such as policy or educational development and are passionate about positively impacting the nation’s health then the iO want to hear from you.

NOA wellbeing workshops

Using feedback from staff at member organisations, the National Orthopaedic Alliance developed a series of wellbeing workshops which kicked off in May. Upcoming sessions covering Spotting & Preventing Burnout and Resilience – Recharge the Inner Battery are being run for the NOA by Work Well Being.

Find out more about upcoming sessions on the NOA website.

Psychologically-informed Practice for Health Professionals webinar

The Health Innovation Network is hosting a webinar on Psychologically-informed Practice for Health Professionals, sharing learning from their recent work.

Therapeutic Interactions and Person-centred Care Skills (TIPS) is an innovative and evidence-based training and supervision package for physiotherapists and other health professionals working with patients presenting with pain. Join us to hear from pain experts on how using a psychologically informed approach in patient consultations can lead to better conversations, patient experience and outcomes.

The webinar will be chaired by Diarmuid Denneny – chair of the Physiotherapy Pain Association and lead physiotherapist at the Pain Management Centre (PMC), the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.…

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Recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in IA

NRAS’ National Patient Champion Ailsa Bosworth is the joint convenor (with Elena Nikiphorou, King’s) and a senior author of the paper entitled ‘2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis’ published in the Annuls of Rheumatic Disease last week. These important recommendations come at a crucial time when rheumatology teams are reviewing how they deliver patient-centred care going forward as we come out of the pandemic, and will be presented at EULAR 2021 in June in a session on ‘Mastering Self-management: State of art in a New Era.’…

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The College of Podiatry proposes solution to foot surgery waiting lists

COP logoAs the waiting lists continue to rise there are challenges in managing the surgical workload created from pausing services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Foot and ankle complications arise in 30% of the population and surgical intervention can give an immediate solution to many as well as providing an alternative intervention for those receiving continued conservative care. Podiatric surgery has been established as a specialist service for over 40 years and can assist in providing a cost-effective solution for reducing elective foot surgery waiting times.…

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Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sue Brown, CEOby Sue Brown, CEO ARMA

One of the priorities identified by our members for 2021 was health inequalities. We’ve recently begun discussing how this relates to MSK and what ARMA and our members might be able to do. In the course of discussions, I’ve discovered a few things which have surprised and shocked me. For instance, some newly qualified MSK professionals are choosing not to work in the NHS because of the level of racism they have experienced in NHS settings.…

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Guest blog: Supporting people living with long term pain

What does the recent NICE guidance mean for pain clinics in this country?

Personal view from Alf Collins, Clinical Director for Personalised Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement

The recently published NICE guidance re: chronic pain management 1 has enjoyed a mixed reception. The purpose of the guidance is to improve the lives of people living with long term pain by improving the quality of pain management services across the NHS but many commentators, patient groups and national professional bodies have not been slow to criticise it, citing that implementation could lead to significant patient harm.…

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Integrated Care Systems webinar

NOA webinar: Integrated Care Systems (ICS): the new world of musculoskeletal care (part 1)

The National Orthopaedic Alliance will host the next in its webinar series on 16 June at 1pm. The session will focus on ICSs in relation to the MSK pathway. Speakers include National Clinical Director MSK NHSE/I Andrew Bennet and Senior Responsible Office for the Integrated Care System for North Central London Rob Hurd.

For further details and to register visit the NOA website.

The British Chiropractic Association begins major strategic repositioning

Throughout its 95 years, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has taken the lead in both establishing chiropractic and shaping the profession in the UK. The Association’s direction has always been driven by the needs of the profession with a view to the future; always for the benefit of its practitioners and their patients.

After changes to the senior leadership team two years ago, the Association is now at the point where establishing a new strategic position will be paramount in moving forward in its development.…

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