Training, service provision and RCP guidelines

Training and service provision guidelines

Osteoporosis fragility fracture (CG146)
Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture - clinical guideline CG146 from NICE. This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the assessment of fragility fracture risk in adults.
August 2012

Recognising Inflammatory Back Pain
Posted: June 2012

Development of a competency framework for GPSIs in musculoskeletal/rheumatology practice
February 2007

UEMS recommendations on rheumatology services
Document produced by European Union of Medical Specialists Section of Rheumatology/European Board of Rheumatology 2006 on what a rheumatology service should be expected to offer
December 2006

RCP guidelines

Consultant physicians working with patients - rheumatology
This publication provides comprehensive information on commissioning, service organisation and standards, workforce requirements and job plans for rheumatology.
Royal College of Physicians
2011