
Advances, innovations and challenges in rheumatology nursing
Friday 28 June 2019, RCN HQ, London
The RCN Rheumatology Nursing Workshop 2019 event includes talks on ‘Understanding vasculitis and impact on inflammatory arthritis patients’ and ‘Understanding the JAK pathway – a new mode of action for rheumatology’.
By attending this workshop you will:
- hear from leading experts on current issues and challenges facing rheumatology
practitioners - gain an in-depth understanding of emerging drug therapies and the importance of drug monitoring
- advance your knowledge and skills to deliver and promote excellence in care
Click here for the delegate booking form.
Thursday, 14 March 2019, in London
The course is worth 12 CPD points if completed alongside the e-learning course.
In 2018 NASS held two community engagement conferences called NASS Voices, in Scotland and Northern Ireland, aiming to bring together people with axial SpA (AS), their families and friends, local rheumatologists, nurses, physiotherapists and others interested in the condition. The team wanted people to come with questions and leave with answers.
FFN UK hip fracture review meeting at Wolfson College, Oxford on 8 May 2019.
Musculoskeletal support professionals in the community

In early February, ARMA was one of 55 signatories to an open letter published in The Times newspaper from the Association of Directors of Public Health. The letter argued that public health should be a priority in the Spending Review.
Versus Arthritis is excited to report that over 1,000 people have answered the survey on aids and adaptations.
Since the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) was published on 7 January 2019, the NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance 2019/20 has been released. It gives guidance on how the additional funding settlement for the NHS should be used.
