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BSR's Policy and Public Affairs team campaigns to shape the UK’s healthcare agenda, promote high-quality rheumatology care and support the rheumatology workforce.
The Policy and Public Affairs team's core aim is to provide support to members locally and nationally, acting as liaison between members and stakeholders across the health sector. Policy work promotes the importance of a fully-staffed rheumatology multidisciplinary team.
Campaigning activities focus on:
Workforce issues (such as vacancies, poor retention and accessibility of training and education)
COVID-19 support (including specialty guidance and responses to Parliamentary Health and Social Care inquiries)
The problems associated with access to care (highlighting the importance of developing sustainable services that deliver equitable outcomes for everyone, accounting for individual, organisational and geographical barriers to care)
You can also reach out to the Policy and Public Affairs team for support on these and any other issues affecting you locally.
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Factsheets and statements
Factsheet: Access to care in rheumatology
This factsheet looks at the importance of developing sustainable services that deliver equitable outcomes for everyone
28 Aug 2020 |
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Factsheet: Quality Improvement
The latest addition to our factsheet series reinforces our commitment to healthcare improvement in rheumatology
4 Aug 2020 |
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Factsheet: Rheumatology and mental health
Here is a summary of the relationship between MSK conditions and mental health
18 Dec 2019 |
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Factsheet: What is rheumatology?
A breakdown of what rheumatology is, who it affects and what roles make up the MDT
14 Oct 2019 |
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Factsheet: Developmentally Appropriate Care
Helping young people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases to manage their condition has unique challenges and requires a team approach
1 Dec 2018 |
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Work and Health: Rheumatology Fact Sheet
Factsheet summarising obstacles to work for those with rheumatoid conditions
30 Sep 2018 |
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Biosimilars: rheumatology factsheet
Factsheet about biosimilars, manufactured to be similar to an existing licensed reference biological medicine
31 Jul 2018 |
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Service guidance
Top tips: Advice and Guidance
Read new guidance developed by the Clinical Affairs Committee on how to work with Advice & Guidance
24 Nov 2020 |
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Top tips: advice lines
Rapid access to specialist advice has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the disruption of routine outpatient services
23 Sep 2020 |
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Triage top tips
As we move to the COVID-19 recovery phase, we want to share our top tips for improving triage
6 Aug 2020 |
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COVID-19: remote consultations
New principles for rheumatology departments on remote consultations
17 Jun 2020 |
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Reports
Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology: the State of Play report
Find out more about the recommendations that came out of the report
28 Nov 2019 |
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Specialist nursing in rheumatology: the State of Play
Specialist nursing in rheumatology: the State of Play. Our new report is out now
30 Apr 2019 |
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Rheumatology in Scotland: the State of Play
Rheumatology in Scotland: The State of Play is our second comprehensive report on rheumatology in Scotland
1 Dec 2018 |
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Rheumatology in Northern Ireland: the State of Play
Collaboration between British Society for Rheumatology and Arthritis Care in Northern Ireland
1 Jan 2018 |
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Rheumatology in Wales: the State of Play
Collaboration between BSR and the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
31 Aug 2016 |
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State of Play: Rheumatology UK
The State of Play in UK Rheumatology is the first major policy report from the British Society for Rheumatology
1 Dec 2015 |
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