Collaboration

Joint Venture MSK Innovation website

ORUK launches website for Joint Venture MSK innovation initiative

Following a series of successful events under the Joint Venture label, Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) has launched a dedicated website for the Joint Venture MSK Innovation initiative.

Joint Venture is a community of innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and others interested in driving innovation and entrepreneurship within MSK health. It is designed to create a forum for debate, a force for positive change (especially in tackling systemic barriers to innovation), an incubator of new ideas and tangible solutions and a dynamic and supportive network.…

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NASS announces collaboration with NHS England

NASS, in collaboration with NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, is pleased to announce the launch of its Axial Spondyloarthritis Playbook: reducing the time to diagnosis and improving patient experience. Drawing together the data and learning from the NASS Act on Axial SpA campaign, the playbook aims to accelerate efforts to reduce the time to diagnosis for this condition and provide the best information and supported self-management to those newly diagnosed, by supporting healthcare professionals to implement a set of actions in their local areas.…

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Joint Venture gathering – save the date

Earlier this year, Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) launched the Joint Venture, MSK Innovation Network – a community of people and institutions interested in innovation within MSK health including innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors. The aim is to build and nurture an engaged community that provides a forum for debate, a force for positive change (especially in tackling systemic barriers to innovation) and an incubator of new ideas and tangible solutions.

The next Joint Venture gathering will take place in Central London on the afternoon and early evening of 24^th June 2025.…

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Collaboration produces IHP templates

The extent to which arthritis affects everyday life at school will vary from child to child and from day to day. Communication between parents, teachers and the child is very important, and building a good relationship with the school and a child’s teacher is key. This is probably the first time the teacher will have come across a child with arthritis.

A recent collaborative piece of work between CCAA, Versus Arthritis and JIA@NRAS has resulted in resources to help with this.…

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MSK Innovation Accelerator programme

The MSK Innovation Accelerator, the UK’s leading entrepreneur programme for early-stage musculoskeletal (MSK) MedTech innovation, will be boosted in 2024/25 by the support of NVIDIA. The programme, which is hosted by MedTech SuperConnector in partnership with Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK), was successfully piloted last year. It is designed to accelerate the development of MSK innovation and create and scale early-stage ventures across the UK. It involves a 6-month intensive learning journey, providing participants with entrepreneurship training, masterclasses and access to expertise.…

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Cornwall Arthritis Trust’s Freedom to Move

Freedom to Move – an opportunity to experience education, movement and creativity

Cornwall Arthritis Trust, working in partnership with Artconnexion, have brought communities together to exchange knowledge about living with Arthritis and MSK conditions, as well as emphasising self-management, positive thinking, movement, creativity, and the importance of connecting.

The programme helps people discover what happens when you mix Creativity, Education and Movement – it’s a CEMical reaction of delight.

The programme was positively received at Miners Court Day Care centre in Reduth, Cornwall.…

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Physio First’s flagship Data for Impact project

In October 2024, Physio First’s Data for Impact (DfI) and Quality Assurance schemes will be relocating to the prestigious Centre for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health Research at Keele University. This strategic move signifies a substantial advancement in the quality of care for musculoskeletal conditions, benefiting both clinicians and patients alike.

The integration of the DfI with the Keele University-led National MSK Audit and Research Database will provide a comprehensive platform for real-time data collection and analysis from approximately 700 private practices and NHS community services.…

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Free Physio First skills thoracic spine evening

The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine (SOMM) is hosting a Physio First Skills Exchange evening on the thoracic spine at the SOMM HQ in Liverpool.

Through case scenarios and practical demonstrations, experienced and more recently qualified physiotherapists, as well as final year students, will be encouraged to contribute their thoughts and ideas, and given the opportunity to refresh techniques, discover new ones and share top tips in a safe, collaborative space.

The session is completely free and all physios, whatever level and wherever they work, are welcome to join in.…

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Exciting opportunity for MSK innovators

Applications are now open for this year’s MSK Innovation Accelerator programme, hosted by MedTech SuperConnector. The programme, which is supported by ORUK, was successfully piloted last year. It is designed to accelerate the development of musculoskeletal innovation and thereby create and scale early-stage MSK ventures across the UK. It involves a 6-month intensive learning journey, providing participants with entrepreneurship training, masterclasses and access to expertise. The accelerator learning content is part-time.

The MSK Innovation Accelerator programme is open to MSK related Innovations at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 or above from research fellows, postdocs & late-stage PhD candidates, or innovators from Academic Research Centres, small to medium size enterprises with research laboratories, or clinical institutes with a medical technology in development in the lab or digital environment.…

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Promoting MSK Literacy in Young People

This month sees the latest tour of a musculoskeletal themed educational show, co-funded by Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK), that introduces young people to biomechanics and the importance of bone, joint and muscle health. The Research and Test Lab (RATLab) tour uses a combination of science, hi-tech projections and puppetry devised by theatre company Green Ginger. During a visit to RATLab, children interact with a team of engaging characters – mostly rats, dogs and pigs – who use engineering to solve everyday problems.…

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