Скачать или смотреть The role of patient organisations in rheumatology

This webinar has been sponsored by AbbVie. AbbVie has had no input into the content of the webinar.

The recently published GIRFT report on rheumatology found wide variations in rheumatology services and highlights the challenges faced by many units, including rising demand for services, limited resources and an overstretched workforce. The report makes a series of recommendations for changes which would improve patient experience and patient outcomes.

ARMA believes that patient organisations could play a much greater role in supporting these changes than the report indicates. In this webinar, the Chief Executives of two patient organisations outline their vision of the place of patient organisations and how putting their organisations at the heart of the system can help deliver improved services and relieve the pressure on staff.

Support for patients

Clare Jacklin, CEO of National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, will outline the resources provided to patients by NRAS and how these can help improve patient experience and outcomes.

Service improvement

Dale Webb, CEO of National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society, will outline how NASS are leading improvements in services and working to reduce delays in diagnosis of AxSpA through their Aspiring to Excellence and Gold Standard programmes.

Between them, Dale and Clare will discuss how and why all those identified as responsible for implementing the GIRFT rheumatology report recommendations, nationally and locally, should be engaging with patients and patient organisations at every stage.