BASRaT has asked its registrants to engage with Rehabilitation Awareness Week (15th – 21st September 2025) with the aim of showcasing how they have enriched peoples’ lives. Rehabilitation can be life changing and everyone should have a right to rehab, regardless of their postcode.
It was truly awe inspiring to hear the real-life stories that formed BASRat’s patient stories leaflet. Read the Sport Rehabilitation Testimonials here.
Category: Treatments & Therapies
Evaluating the impact of a new digital intervention
Good Boost Digital exercise programme boosts outcomes for MSK patients
A large-scale evaluation of a community-based digital exercise programme for people with MSK conditions has demonstrated significant improvements in physical function, mental wellbeing, and healthcare cost-efficiency.
Published in the Musculoskeletal Care journal, the study tracked more than 4,400 participants across the UK who engaged with Good Boost, a digital exercise programme delivered both at home and in community leisure centres via tablet computers. The intervention includes bespoke water- and land-based exercise sessions that adapt to each participant’s condition, goals, and feedback.…
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Living Well with Arthritis: self-management event
Thursday 19th June 2025, 6.00-7.00pm
Arthritis Action is running its popular introduction to self-management event for those that are new to the concept. The online event will introduce and address topics such as: pain management, healthy eating & weight management, staying active, hobbies and social life, emotional wellbeing and pacing and distraction techniques.
Tickets are free and anyone interested in attending can contact events@arthritisaction.org.uk or send a message via WhatsApp: 07702 813737 or book direct from Eventbrite.
More DEXA scanners roll out across England
DEXA-scanner expansion to deliver 29,000 extra bone-density scans a year.
Following sustained engagement by the Royal Osteoporosis Society, APPG on Osteoporosis and Bone Health and our fantastic ARMA supporters, DHSC has confirmed the roll-out of 13 additional DEXA scanners across England. The move is expected to create capacity for around 29,000 extra scans annually, supporting earlier diagnosis and shorter waits for patients.
GIRFT and elective community MSK waiting times
GIRFT is getting started on a £3.5m programme of activity working with 17 ICBs with the highest waiting lists for elective community MSK services.
The focus is on reducing waiting times for a community MSK appointment; to improve access to MSK treatment and support people back to work.
The GIRFT MSK Community Delivery Programme will see each ICB receive funding and support to develop more efficient ways of getting MSK patients treated, off waiting lists and back onto the path of employment.…
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NRAS Stress Matters booklet
NRAS is pleased to announce the launch of their new Stress Matters booklet. This follows on from the report by the same name, which covered the results of a survey exploring patient experiences of stress in relation to their inflammatory arthritis (IA).
Stress Matters explores what the findings of the NRAS study mean for people living with IA. It also helps people to understand what stress is, how it might affect them and gives tips on how it can be managed.…
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National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit Report
The National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) State of the Nation Summary Report 2024 was published on 10 October 2024.
NEIAA is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP) and is delivered by the British Society for Rheumatology.
The audit aims to improve the quality of care for people living with inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue disease, and systemic vasculitis, collecting information on all adults with a new diagnosis in English and Welsh specialist rheumatology departments. …
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AI in Orthopaedics webinar
AI in Orthopaedics: NOA Fireside chat with Atif Ishaq and Dr Shruti Turner
AI is becoming more common in healthcare and is expected to drive increased productivity over the coming years. But is AI always the solution? When should we be using it in orthopaedics? What are NOA members already doing? Join this fireside chat to find out more from our experts. This webinar is open to all staff from NOA member trusts.
Guest Speakers:
- Atif Ishaq, Head of Research & Development, Data and Generative AI at a leading Consumer Healthcare company and Associate Non-Executive Director at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital;
- Dr Shruti Turner, Biomedical Engineer with experience of Machine Learning at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
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New NHS Resource for adults with chronic primary pain
NHS England has published a new decision support tool – Making decisions to help you live well with chronic primary pain.
The resource is intended as a decision aid for people aged 16 years and over with chronic primary pain to help you think about what options you might like to consider to help you live well with pain.
You can find the decision support tool here.
Paediatric Clinical Assessment Guide
Versus Arthritis are excited to launch their newly updated paediatric clinical assessment guide for healthcare professionals supporting children and young people with arthritis and MSK conditions.
The guide can be accessed online or a free printed copy can be ordered from the Versus Arthritis online shop.