Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
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.
As 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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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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New consumer research from the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reveals that 52% of people across the UK are planning to use digital fitness solutions to stay fit and healthy as lockdown restrictions lift.
Conducted with OnePoll, the research explored the step change in the habits and routines of 5000 people across the UK regarding their physical health and wellbeing beyond the immediate effects of the pandemic.
The survey-based study revealed that 52% of people across the UK are planning to use digital fitness solutions, such as online home exercise videos, health and wellbeing apps and virtual personal trainers to stay fit and healthy as lockdown restrictions lift, with 44% seeking to improve their overall energy levels.…
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School toolkit launched to support pupils with hypermobility-related disorders
The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (EDS UK) and the Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) have together launched an online toolkit for schools to support pupils with hypermobility-related disorders.
The new website aims to provide school staff with simple information about symptomatic hypermobility and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and how they may affect primary and secondary pupils at school. It emphasises that the conditions affect children and young people in different ways and often, simple, low-cost adjustments can make a big difference.…
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The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has launched a new Bone Health Accreditation Scheme, which is aiming to help people to make good choices for their bones by displaying a ‘Bone Health Approved’ logo on products.
A wide range of products and services can now apply to the use the logo on their packaging and marketing materials, including foods, beverages, supplements and living aids. ROS bone health experts will then assess the claims that a product is making about bone health, and once approved, organisations can use the logo to show that their product or service is good for bones.…
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A new partnership between the Health Innovation Network (HIN) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) has secured the future of the award-winning ESCAPE-pain programme, which helps people with knee, hip and back pain.
The ESCAPE-pain programme, which stands for Enabling Self-Management and Coping with Arthritic Pain using Exercise (ESCAPE), was developed by Professor Mike Hurley at St George’s University of London and Kingston University to help people with knee, hip and back pain. In 2013 it was identified as a local innovation that was ready for adoption by the Health Innovation Network (HIN), the Academic Health Science Network for south London.…
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New guidance on implementing patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) in adult rheumatology services is now available. For clinicians, service managers and commissioners the guidance will support the appropriate, safe and sustainable implementation and delivery of PIFU for people with rheumatological conditions who are under the care of adult rheumatology services.
You can find the guidance on NHS England and NHS Improvement FutureNHS websites. If you are not already a member of FutureNHS platform, please visit the joingroup page to request access. You will be required to register for a FutureNHS account if you don’t already one.…
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The way NHS services are delivered is changing. Part of this is the development of place-based partnerships which will cover a geographical area smaller than an integrated care system (ICS). These will play a key role in integrating care and improving population health, which needs to happen more locally. The King’s Fund has produced a report on place-based partnerships to outline how this is happening and to provide local health and care leaders with a set of principles to support their approach to working at place.…
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SOMM’s Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine plus a Top-Up Day has been accredited as Stage 1 of the Health Education England (HEE) FCP Roadmap!
This is exciting news for those applying for, or currently in, a role that involves first contact practice in primary care.
SOMM’s one-day Top-Up Day is specifically designed for those who have successfully completed the SOMM Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine (previously SOMM Diploma in Orthopaedic Medicine), and who wish to present evidence, alongside e-learning certificates, of completion of the Stage 1 level 7 ‘taught route’ requirement of the FCP MSK roadmap (HEE,2020).…
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