Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions

Purpose of the group

1. Seek to raise the awareness of ongoing issues affecting patients with Arthritis  and Musculoskeletal Conditions throughout Scotland:

to include  access to services, conditions affecting children, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, relevant guidelines or an identified lack of guidance.

2. It will: 

• aim to identify barriers to  change and improvement - and the measures required to overcome those.
• liaise with appropriate agencies, academics and parliamentarians to consider and agree appropriate measures with a view to improvement of provision of health care and promotion of the health of people with arthritis and other musculo skeletal conditions
• influence policy decisions of the Scottish Government, local authorities and other appropriate agencies to ensure that adequate levels of resources are deployed to address chief issues.
• liaise with representatives from NHS Health Boards, Universities and other organisations as appropriate with regards to current relevant research,audit and reports
• develop links with appropriate officials, within UK Government on an as and when required basis.

Forthcoming meetings

Wednesday 15 May 2019 at 6pm

Wednesday 11 September 2019 6pm, this meeting will include the AGM

Wednesday 6 November 2019 6pm

Next meeting: 13 March 2019

This meeting will be held at 6pm.

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 1 March 2017 (389KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 14 June 2017 (239KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 13 September 2017 (198KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 8 November 2017 (366KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 16 May 2018 (186KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 6 June 2018 (258KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 12 September 2018 (200KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 7 November 2018 (205KB pdf)

 

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 14 September 2016 (129KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 1 March 2017 (476KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 14 June 2017 (478KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 13 September 2017 (475KB pdf) 
• Minutes of Meeting 8 November 2017 (477KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 12 September 2018 (450KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (227KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2017 (264KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2018 (265KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Convener: Brian Whittle
• Deputy Convener: Rhoda Grant

Group Members

• Alexander Stewart
• Alex Cole-Hamilton
• Finlay Carson
• David Stewart
• Pauline McNeill

Non MSP Individuals

Anne Simpson – secretariat 

Jackie Berg

Professor Colin Howie

Janice Connelly

Andrea Hynes- Whalley

Janice Johnson

Joan Kerr 

Lynn Laidlaw

Dr Rosemary Hollick

Professor Ian MacKinnes

Maree Morrison

Dr Elizabeth Murphy 

Dr Ruth Richmond

Dr Stefan Siebert

Genevieve Zapate

Organisations

ABVIE

ASH Scotland

Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry Scotland

British Rheumatology Society

Community Pharmacy Scotland

Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Scotland

Glasgow Caledonian University/Rehabilitation/Musculoskeletal Health

College of Occupational Therapy Rheumatology Special Interest Group

Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine

Fibromyalgia UK

INTLIFE

Lilly UK

Lupus Uk

Medac-Pharma

National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society

 National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society

 National Osteoporosis Society

Novartis

Non- Celgene

 Pfizer

Polymyalgia Rheumatic/Giant Cell Arteritis Scotland

Queen Margaret University , Edinburgh /Nursing Division

Roche

Scottish Network for Arthritis  in Children

Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network

Scottish Society of Rheumatology

UCB

Versus Arthritis