Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
Over the last few weeks I have been so impressed with the way the world of MSK has responded to the extraordinary challenge of the coronavirus outbreak. I have seen everyone working to deliver across professional and organisational boundaries at unprecedented speed. Of course, no one ever wants to face a crisis like this and we can’t work at this pace all the time. But we have shown what can be achieved if we pull together around a common aim.
It’s not been easy.…
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Research funding awarded by Nuffield Foundation’s Oliver Bird Fund
The Nuffield Foundation has awarded £4 million to six teams across five UK Universities for research to improve the lives of people living with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions by influencing policy and practice. Two of the awards, made in partnership with Versus Arthritis, will develop innovative ways to join up MSK data across an area to improve care and service provision. The remaining projects look at different aspects of the causes, consequences, and experiences of living with MSK.…
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The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine has taken the step of postponing all its courses scheduled to run in the coming months to the end of June 2020 (see below for Injection Courses information). Alternative dates will be advised as soon as they are available. We shall be keeping the situation under review and will advise on any further steps as necessary.
SOMM would like to thank all frontline and key workers, and all those in support roles, for all they are doing in this unprecedented situation.…
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During these unusual times, NASS has been sharing tops tips through live videos. Topics we’re covering include rib pain, working from home, night-time pain, gardening with AS, mindfulness and looking after yourself emotionally.
You can find all the recordings on the NASS Facebook page.
Osteopathy for Health is a dedicated webpage providing useful tips for the public related to keeping healthy in lockdown.
Join in the conversation on the Let’s talk osteopathy Facebook community group. The iO are sharing information from trusted sources and they want to make sure everyone is talking during this current situation. Let’s share some ideas and look after our mental health together.
To help people access peer support whilst at home during the coronavirus outbreak, Arthritis Action is running a series of online group meetings. These will give people the opportunity to share their hints, tips and experiences with others about how they are managing their arthritis to include staying active at home, hobbies people are enjoying and local support available.
These meetings are taking place over Zoom. If you know of anybody who would like further information about this, please email info@arthritisaction.org.uk…
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Following a successful start for the first cohort, applications are now open for the Aspiring to Excellence programme in 2020. The programme is designed to encourage and recognise service improvement in axial SpA (AS) care and is a strategic partnership between NASS, BRITSpA and sponsoring companies AbbVie, Biogen, Novartis and UCB.
Whilst COVID19 is impacting on us all, NASS is keen to keep driving forward as much as possible and being practical with Aspiring to Excellence, and we welcome applications. The deadline for rheumatology teams to apply is 24 July 2020 and all the application details can be found on the NASS website.…
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The PCRMM Society is holding their annual conference in York at the Park Hotel, 12-14 November 2020. This year’s theme is “First contact practitioners” and there is a dedicated FCP stream running on Friday 13 November with workshops on interpreting blood requests, requesting musculoskeletal imaging and when to refer for inflammatory arthritis assessments. There will be a talk from Amanda Hensman-Crook who leads on the FCP programme for Health Education England.
In addition, cadaveric shoulder injection workshops are running at the University of York for delegates.…
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The first report of the new continuous National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) provides a detailed look into the care and management of patients who sustain a hip fracture as the result of a fall while they are in hospital.
Falls are the most frequently reported incident affecting hospital inpatients, with 247,000 falls occurring in inpatient settings each year in England alone (NHS Improvement). The data collected by NAIF and presented in this report provide ample opportunity to identify areas in which to enhance the quality of care for people who sustain an inpatient hip fracture. …
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In light of the current COVID-19 situation, the Institute of Osteopathy is providing information for all osteopaths, based on the most current UK Government advice.
The current situation is unprecedented, the advice is changing rapidly and in some cases, there may not yet be definitive answers available. However, the iO will endeavour to support our members and the profession throughout the period.
https://www.iosteopathy.org/covid-19/
