🚨Just published🚨 The role of the first contact practitioner #FCP from a rheumatology perspective... 🎯Frontline triage & screening ✍️Appropriate referrals ⏰Early detection 🧮Capabilities and level of practice academic.oup.com/rheumap/articl… via Rheumatology & Rheumatology Advances in Practice

📚 Deepen your clinical practice. Our Patient Voices course offers insights on: - Better communication - Shared decision-making - Disability & diversity - Patient collaboration in research 🗓️ 27 June 2025 – Book now: bit.ly/4gP5kl2

Living with #axialSpA and not sure which treatment is right for you? Your SpAce has a whole section about making medication decisions that are right for you. Watch short videos with expert tips and personal stories: buff.ly/cmMx3i6 #YourSpAce

We know that the general population have a long average delay to diagnosis in #axialSpA and there is currently a workforce crisis within the NHS, which means that people are not always able to access services they need. How does this translate for LGBTQIA+ people with axial SpA?

I really enjoyed chatting with Joe, Josh and Don about all things axial SpA! Links to listen are below 👇🏼

Summer heat can make #axialSpA symptoms tougher, but there are ways to cope. This video with Specialist Nurse Colin shares practical tips to help you manage during the warmer months: buff.ly/kFAcUil From staying active to cooling down, it’s all covered!

Osteopaths, you can join us every Tuesday from 12-1pm on Zoom to meet and chat with some of our staff and discuss any topics or issues that you would like to talk about. Find out more in the latest ebulletin.

Some facts about #PIP 1. It is NOT an out-of-work benefit 2. The assessment & application process is hard. It is not "easy to claim" 3. Only 40-45% of claims are successful 4. Getting the correct reward is difficult. Challenging it can take months.

“When most people start to build a relationship with their body, I was already enemies with mine. It has taken years to undo the self-hating talk." @Mufseen shares candidly about growing up as a queer South Asian and living with axial SpA: buff.ly/wljAurb Attitude Magazine

Labour MPs who have signed the reasoned amendment... DO NOT remove your names, no matter what others say. You'll be remembered as people who stood against harming disabled people and who stood strong. Put disabled people's lives first.

Loved chatting with the branch, thanks for having me!

Patient journeys, emotions, and the grief cycle after diagnosis—powerfully shared by Clare Clark in her self-advocacy session. NASS #patientvoices

👇 great cpd all in 1day and can rewatch for 3 months Rheumatology for Allied Health professionals Role of Bloods/imaging/screening/gut/exercise/ more... Thur 10 Jul 25 👇 ⁦PCRMM Society⁩ ⁦BSR⁩ ⁦MACP⁩ ⁦Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Network⁩

Love photography and the outdoors, but living with #axialSpA? NASS community member Joel shares how he adapts his gear to manage pain and fatigue, so he can keep doing what he loves. Check out his insightful video full of practical tips: buff.ly/e4lID2j

The social model of disability says it’s society, not our bodies, that disables us. Barriers, not impairments, are the real problem. This model has encouraged so many to push for change: buff.ly/a63wkr7 Share your experiences #DisabilityPrideMonth #NASSDisabilityPride

Axial SpA in a nutshell - a brief overview of axial spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis. Share this video to raise awareness and help friends and family understand how #axialSpA impacts you. It's not just back pain, watch the full video: buff.ly/p9EU1Nw

Loved the random Chappell Roan concert in Chipping Norton tonight, thanks to OxonFireRescue 🤣 #ChappellRoan #Oxfordshire

We want to say a huge thank you to the Peter Harrison Foundation Peter Harrison Foundation for supporting our upcoming project. We know that activity and exercise is crucial to manage #axialSpA symptoms and reduce the long-term impact, but there are many barriers someone might face to... 1/2

#physiotherapists don’t miss out on our fantastic hybrid course starting online 3rd September on all things #axialspondyloarthritis a complete overview from diagnostics to therapy (dry land and aquatic)! Bargain £150! Contact us via our treasurer Heather: [email protected]

Brilliant rheumatology representation @ AHP Research & Innovation Conference. Julie Monaghan shared our NASS online self-mx programme. I presented on #BHSCT inflammatory back pain pathway. HUGE congrats Rhona Galway winning Best Poster for Rheum waiting list initiative