The British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) has launched a survey, supported by the WHO’s GATE Programme (Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology), called the UK Priority Assistive Products List National Survey.
It is a survey about the most essential assistive products for people, aiming to create a list similar to the essential medicines list from WHO, of essential assistive devices. This is to help identify priorities of need and improve access for those who require an assistive device.
There are a number of categories, one is mobility.…
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A new report from Public Health England examines data on chronic pain in England and analyses inequalities in the experience of chronic pain. The report will be useful for those commissioning and delivering services for those experiencing chronic pain and policy makers in central and local government. The findings on inequalities include that chronic pain is more prevalent in women than men; in people from the Black ethnic group than other ethnicities; and in those in more deprived areas.
Key reports exploring the role of osteopaths in supporting NHS services for the benefit of patient care, including the results of research into osteopaths as primary care First Contact Practitioners, have been published and are available 
NASS was pleased to work with Dr Helena Marzo-Ortega of Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Simon Whalley from M&F Health to produce a comment piece for The Lancet Rheumatology earlier this month. The article concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in significant disruption for people living with axial SpA (AS) and the healthcare teams providing the vital NHS services they rely on.
The article shines a light on the difficulties that people living with axial SpA (AS) have had accessing vital services, as well as highlighting the innovative steps that healthcare teams have taken to offer people support during the crisis as well as calling for greater collaboration between policy makers and health care providers to safeguard essential care for people with axial SpA (AS).… 
Another recent report by the Institute of Osteopathy is 
A new report from National Voices What matters to people for health and care, during COVID-19 and beyond is based on the work throughout the first phase of the pandemic to capture the experiences of people with ongoing health and care needs, through 
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In July and August 2020, NRAS ran a survey asking about the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the working lives of people living with rheumatoid arthritis or another form of inflammatory arthritis.