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Are you an axial SpA Changemaker?

As part of the Act on Axial SpA campaign, NASS has a created a brand new award to recognise the great work that health care professionals are doing to reduce the time to diagnosis.

Our aim is to encourage as many health care professionals to join us by undertaking a series of actions to ensure that every person with axial SpA is diagnosed within a year of symptom onset. These awards are open to any health care professional working with people with axial SpA, in the NHS or in private practice. …

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Government’s sports strategy highlights role of MSK Hubs

The government has announced ambitious plans to get an additional 3.5 million people physically active by 2030. The announcement was accompanied by the publication of a report, Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and physical activity, which featured MSK Hubs as a case study of how sport and physical activity can help people ‘live healthier, longer and happier lives’.

The MSK Hubs programme recently secured £1.4m of funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the Healthy Ageing Challenge to investigate how to transform leisure facilities into musculoskeletal (MSK) hubs which can be accessed in every community.…

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Good Boost is re-defining national policy

Good Boost has been recognized in the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023, cited as an exemplar of “how pools can be harnessed to support the NHS.”

There is a UK and global sector shift from exercise and fitness to health & wellbeing, and Good Boost is leading the product and service to enable this sector-wide transition.

Good Boost – now five years old – was included as the first case study within the ‘Musculoskeletal hubs in the community’ section of the Government’s new Get Active sport and physical activity strategy released in August 2023.…

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ARMA Welcomes Major Conditions Strategy

Policy Paper

Major conditions strategy: case for change and our strategic framework

Updated 16 August 2023

It is great to see MSK included in the Government’s Major Conditions Strategy Case for Change and Strategic Framework. This is a major step forward in recognising the impact MSK has on people’s lives and wider society. MSK is biggest cause of years lived with disability in the UK, and it’s recognition as a major condition on par with cancer and mental health is a positive step forward.…

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getUBetter shortlisted for HSJ Partnership of the Year award

After deliberations on a record-breaking 1456 entries and 223 projects, teams and organisations have been shortlisted for the HSJ Awards 2023. One of the finalists is getUBetter, ARMA’s associate member organisation.

getUBetter’s work with South West London Integrated Care System and South West London NHS to deliver digital self-management support to their population has been shortlisted for the Partnership of the Year award at the HSJ Awards 2023, recognising their commitment to collaborative co-design with patient at the centre.

Research opportunities with Orthopaedic Research UK

Orthopaedic Research UK aims to fill the most important gaps in research funding in bone, joint and muscle well-being. They fund innovative research projects in the UK that expand knowledge, improve patient outcomes and pioneer new forms of diagnosis and treatment.

To find out more about their latest joint funding opportunities for the orthopaedic and MSK community please visit the joint partnership funds page on the oruk.org website.

NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards 2023 finalists

The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) has announced the finalists for the 2023 NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards.

After carefully reviewing entries received from NOA member organisations across seven categories, the judges have selected the finalists.

Read the list of finalists here.

NOA proud to join the Community Rehabilitation Alliance

The National Orthopaedic Alliance is proud to become a member of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance.

The Community Rehabilitation Alliance, which was set up in 2019, is made up of more than 50 charities and professional bodies who are all committed to improving commissioning, planning and delivery of rehabilitation.

Join the Peer-to-Peer Network for axial SpA

NASS has set up a Peer-to-Peer Network open to any healthcare professional working in axial SpA, whether in the NHS or private practice.

It’s an informal but structured group, providing the opportunity to link with others, share good practice and discuss ideas.

There are two ways to be involved: we’ll be monthly webinars from September, plus quarterly newsletters in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

Find out more here, where you can also find details of our toolkit for health professionals and how to apply for the first ever Changemaker Awards.

The State of Musculoskeletal Health

The State of Musculoskeletal Health is a collection of the most up-to-date, UK-wide statistics on arthritis and other musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. This includes how many people have these conditions, the number at risk of developing these conditions, the impact of these on a person, on the health system and society, and inequalities that can be found within all the topics above. It is a resource for healthcare professionals, policy makers, public heath leads, researchers, people with these conditions, and anyone interested in MSK health.…

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