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Physio First develops EDI checklist

Physio First wins funding for development of EDI checklist for CSP Professional Networks

Physio First is one of the professional networks of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and represents private practitioners. They have been successful in gaining some funding from CSP to help them and other professional networks to identify barriers and challenges to producing their own individual Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policies. This successful funding bid has been achieved in conjunction with another of the CSP’s networks, who focus on diversity, the LGBTQIA+ network.…

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You are invited to the virtual ARMA Lecture

Partnerships for Best MSK Health – ARMA Annual Lecture 2021

When: 6pm, Monday 19 April 2021
Registration: online

We are delighted to introduce our 2021 virtual annual lecture. The event, ‘Partnership and Best MSK Health’, will be introduced by Andrew Bennett, NHS National Clinical Director of MSK, followed by a panel discussion when he will be joined by:

Nuzhat Ali, National Lead MSK Health, Public Health England
Amanda Hensman-Crook, AHP National Clinical Fellow, Health Education England
Cristina Serrao, Lived Experience Ambassador, Experience of Care Team, NHS England and NHS Improvement

As we rebuild services and support after the pandemic, how can we ensure we deliver the best MSK health for the population?…

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Welcoming a new member

We are delighted to welcome a new ARMA member, Physio First.

Physio First is a membership trade association of self-employed Chartered physiotherapists. Their organisational statement of intent: to “champion evidenced value based private physiotherapy with Physio First members in the changing healthcare marketplace.”

Read more about Physio Fast on our Membership page.

Welcoming new members to ARMA

We are delighted to announce that the McTimoney Chiropractic Association (MCA), one of four Professional Associations in the UK representing the chiropractic profession, has recently joined ARMA.

We are also delighted to welcome EQL as associate members. EQL’s Phio Access is a musculoskeletal (MSK) digital triage support tool that uses conversational artificial intelligence to guide patients through an initial assessment of their MSK condition.

New Executive Manager and continuing HMSA recruitment

Hannah Ensor (chair of the board of trustees) has been covering the CEO role for several months now, so Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) is very pleased to welcome a new Executive Manager, Jane van Velsen, who will be taking on the management of the charity.

This role replaces that of CEO, and will mean managing the practical and operational side of the organisation. Jane has a lot of experience in charity management and is passionate about getting the hypermobile community the support it needs – from early diagnosis to appropriate long term advice and input.…

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Welcome to new member British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine

ARMA is pleased to welcome another new member, the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM). BASEM is a multidisciplinary sport and exercise medicine membership organisation with a core responsibility to provide education and support to its members. BASEM supports the benefits of physical activity in all populations, without discrimination and the importance it plays in health and well-being and its role in both primary and secondary prevention of disease.

Gym Group Charity of the month

ARMA is pleased to have been made charity of the month by Gym Group for September. Everyone joining Gym Group during this month will be invited to make a donation to ARMA to support our work on improving services for people with MSK conditions.

Of course, you don’t need to join Gym Group to make a donation to ARMA – you can also become a supporter.
Read about the new supporter scheme.

MSK leading the way

by Sue Brown, CEO, ARMA

It’s been fantastic over the last few months to work with ARMA members to rise to the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic. We now have to rise to a new challenge – resetting MSK services to be more personalised and to use shared decision making to ensure people receive the right treatment efficiently and effectively. ARMA’s vision for MSK and that discussed at the NHS England MSK leadership meetings are remarkably similar. Making that vision a reality will take the combined effort of all of us.…

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ARMA Supporter scheme

We know that many people value our newsletter, webinars and the fact that we provide a voice for MSK health. We are increasingly asked: given that our membership is made up of organisations, how can an individual support ARMA? For this reason, we have set up a new supporter scheme.

Full details can be found on our Become an ARMA Supporter page.

ARMA’s new Associate Membership Scheme

ARMA has launched a new Associate Membership scheme to enable a wider range of stakeholders to engage with our activities.

It is important that our work is driven by the needs of patients, clinicians and researchers and is independent of commercial interests. However, we recognise that there are many stakeholders not eligible for ARMA membership who play an important role in musculoskeletal health, whose involvement would be mutually beneficial. Associate membership of ARMA provides a way for such organisations to engage with our work.…

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