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• What is RA?
• What is RA?
• Why me?
• The Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• What is the Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Non-Genetic Factors
• Research into Risk Factors for Developing RA
• How is it diagnosed?
• Getting the most from your initial consultation with your GP
• Making a Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Laboratory tests used in the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis
• Seropositive & seronegative
• Imaging techniques in rheumatology
• Have you got The S Factor?
• What happens next?
• The Patient Journey - Initial Hospital Consultation
• What is JIA & AOSD?
• What is JIA?
• Information on JIA
• What is JIA?
• The Changing Face of JIA
• Children don't get Arthritis, do they?
• A History of JIA
• JIA news
• BSPAR/BSR Position Statement on prescribing of biological therapies in adults with JIA
• JIA case studies
• My Experience of JIA
• Still Living with JIA
• A Parent's Story
• Taplow revisited
• Standards of care for JIA
• Useful JIA links
• What is AOSD?
• What is AOSD?
• My experience with Adult Still's Disease
• Newly diagnosed?
• How will I be treated?
• Standards of care & Guidelines
• NICE RA guidelines Feb 2009
• ARMA Standards of Care for people with Inflammatory Arthritis
• Standards of care for people with musculoskeletal foot health problems
• Standards of care for children and young people with JIA
• NRAS Survey 2006
• The Management of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Meeting the Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist (RCNS)
• Which drugs are used?
• DMARDs list
• Biologics list
• DMARDs used in the treatment of RA
• Combination therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
• Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Steroids in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Anti-TNFa Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Etanercept (Enbrel)
• Adalimumab (Humira)
• Remicade - Frequently Asked Questions
• Cimzia (certolizumab pegol)
• Golimumab (Simponi)
• An Introduction to Arava (Leflunomide)
• Rituximab (Mabthera)
• Abatacept (Orencia)
• What is RoActemra/ tocilizumab?
• Who is involved in my care?
• The Team
• Changes to Healthcare - what it means for GPs and patients
• Consultant Rheumatologist
• Telemedicine for Rheumatology
• Rheumatology Specialist Nurse
• The Role of the Specialist Rheumatology Nurse
• Results of the NRAS Survey on the Role of the Rheumatology Nurse Specialist
• EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in management of chronic inflammatory arthritis
• Podiatrist
• The Role of the Podiatrist in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Best foot forward
• Standards of care for people with musculoskeletal foot health problems
• Physiotherapist
• The Role of the Physiotherapist in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Occupational Therapist
• The Role of the Occupational Therapist
• Hands, Joint Protection, Exercises and Splinting
• Pharmacist
• Your Pharmacist
• Who else can help me?
• Established disease
• Managing your RA
• Getting Established on DMARD Therapy
• Immunisation for people with rheumatoid arthritis
• The DAS28 score
• Ultrasound - can it help me?
• The use of assessment tools to decide upon your risk of cardiovascular disease
• “Tight control” in the management of rheumatoid arthritis – optimising outcomes
• Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Managing fatigue associated with rheumatoid arthritis
• Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis and depression
• Association between coping and psychological distress in RA
• Managing the Pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Talking about Pain
• Explaining Your Symptoms
• Surgery
• An Overview of Hand Surgery in RA
• Surgery of the Foot & Ankle
• Ankle Fusion (arthrodesis) - A Patient's Perspective
• Elbow Surgery
• Knee Replacement Surgery
• Knee Replacement - A Patient's Perspective
• Hip replacements lasting longer
• Drugs used/ Drug updates
• Good sleep hygiene may improve pain in IA
• FDA approves new RA drug
• Review of rituximab long term safety
• Moderate alcohol consumption may reduce risk of RA in women
• Are smoking and being overweight important predictors of RA?
• 'My feet - visible, but ignored...'
• Methotrexate Updates and Research
• Hydroxychloroquine Updates and Research
• Anti-TNF Updates and Research
• RoActemra (tocilizumab) Updates and Research
• Mabthera (rituximab) Updates and Research
• Orencia (abatacept) Updates and Research
• Non-DMARD Updates and Research
• Drug Archive
• Drug updates from Eular 2008
• Drug updates from Eular 2007
• Drug updates from May 2007
• Drug updates from September 2006
• Drug updates from April 2006
• New developments: clinical/research
• What is Clinical Research?
• DAS28 and RA: The Need for Standardisation
• Getting the patient perspective into clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis
• Early findings of tREACH trial
• Delays in seeking help for RA flares
• The new ACR/EULAR criteria identify more early RA patients than the old ACR criteria
• Benefit of resistance exercises in RA patients supported by recent literature review
• RAPP-PI
• The CARRE Study
• "Unacceptable Delays" between the start of RA symptoms and assessment by a specialist
• Does the season when RA symptoms start influence early arthritis?
• Women feel more pain due to rheumatoid arthritis than men according to new research
• Serving the South Asian population: patient support and clinical research in Birmingham
• In the new millennium rheumatoid arthritis is milder
• The Arthritis Research UK Clinical Study Group (CSG) for Inflammatory Arthritis
• TRACE RA – what is this?
• Is rheumatoid arthritis disappearing?
• Archive Clinical/Research
• Clinical Research December 2007
• The Effect of Etanercept on Fatigue in Patients with recent or Established RA
• Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis reflects pain, not disease activity
• Mental Stress and Heart Disease
• Incidence Of Infusion - Related Reactions In Patients Receiving Infliximab: Recommendations For Administration Guidelines
• Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Study (ERAS)
• Effect of caffeine consumption on efficacy of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis
• Female sex hormones and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Vitamin E and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Possible complications
• The effect of RA on the lungs
• Felty's Syndrome
• Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis
• Rheumatoid nodules
• Osteoporosis in RA
• Rheumatoid Vasculitis
• How is lifespan affected by rheumatoid arthritis
• Archive treatment complications
• Treatment complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Disease Activity Score (DAS)
• Patients
• Healthcare Professionals
• DAS Video Downloads
• Guidelines in RA / Cardiovascular Risk
• Living with rheumatoid arthritis
• Case studies
• Female
• Nicola takes on the Great North Run in aid of NRAS
• What RA has taught me
• The Artist
• Life with a Canine Partner - more success stories!
• A Journey Without Fear
• I'm a Paralympian!
• Hip Replacement at a Young Age
• Learning to Walk with Pacerpoles
• Pain and Art
• RA and the New York Marathon
• Horse Riding and RA
• My Historic Towns of the Rhine Cruise
• My Very Positive Blog!
• My Flying Scholarship
• My experiences on tocilizumab
• My experience of working with RA
• My Story: By Loretta Sophia Fletcher
• Gardening with RA... yes you can!
• The Natural Approach
• RA, my journey
• A turning point in my life
• Taplow Revisited
• My life with RA
• My experience with anti-TNF therapy
• Yiota's poem
• Canine Partners - Norah's Story
• Wendy's Story
• Driving is my passion, my car is my legs
• My Nirvana Experience
• My long haul flights with etanercept
• My Story 2
• Living with RA but "I'm Fine"
• My Story
• MabThera - a patient’s diary
• My experience of rituximab (Mabthera) infusions
• My Rollercoaster RA Ride
• Thanks to Humira
• Stem Cell Transplant - A Personal Diary
• What is it like to have rheumatoid arthritis?
• Flying Scholarship for the Disabled
• Carolyn's Story
• My RA Story... So Far
• “I can walk again!”
• Canine Partners - Opening Doors to Independence
• Fiona Duncan
• Louise Clifford
• Ruth Hollingsworth
• Sarah Gibson
• Lynda Sisson
• Sue Stone
• Helen Maxwell
• Evelyn Turner
• Angie Hollis
• Life with a Canine Partner
• Male
• Like millions of young boys my childhood dream was to play for England at Wembley
• My story
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy
• Brian's story
• The impact of rheumatic diseases on family life
• One man's story of how RA has given him a new direction in life
• Driven to Distraction By Pain
• Stuart Lidbury
• Foot health
• Introduction
• The foot and rheumatoid arthritis
• Medications for RA and how they can affect the feet
• Who can look after my feet
• I have problems with my shoes HELP
• Podiatric surgery as an option
• Body image feet shoes and RA
• Case studies/patient stories
• Research
• Links and conclusion
• Employment / Benefits
• The new Personal Independence Payment
• Disability Discrimination Case Study
• Travel Concessions
• Claiming Carer's Allowance
• Overcoming problems at work
• Guide to the Equality Act 2010
• Promoting Mental Wellbeing at Work
• European Fit for Work report
• Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population
• Your employment and rheumatoid arthritis
• When an employee has rheumatoid arthritis
• Report calls for more help for rheumatoid arthritis patients in the workplace
• NRAS member speaks at an NRAS event to raise awareness of working with RA
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Disability Living Allowance
• From sick to fit – The new statement of fitness for work
• Lifestyle
• Diet & alternative therapies
• Diet & Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Olive Oil & Diet & Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Seasonal Eating
• Guidelines to Help Improve your Diet & Lifestyle
• Top Tips About Diet
• The big business of complementary therapies
• Exercise
• Exercise & Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Tai Chi for Arthritis
• Benefits of Tai Chi for RA
• Tai Chi & auricular acupressure
• Innovation in exercise
• Reduced pain with strength training
• Benefit of resistance exercises in RA patients
• Exercise then Reee…lax!
• Yoga can help some people with rheumatoid arthritis
• Advanced exercise programme for patients with Inflammatory Joint Disease
• Effectiveness & safety of intensive land-based exercise in patients with RA
• Smoking
• Smoking & Rheumatoid Arthritis
• New RA and Smoking Campaign
• Impact of smoking as a risk factor for developing RA
• Sleep
• Sleep Improvement Strategies
• Guide to getting a good night's sleep
• Sleep Hygiene
• Relationships / Pregnancy
• Results of a small-scale study on the effects of RA on sexual activity and relationships
• Sex Drugs and RA
• Breastfeeding & Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis & Pregnancy
• Pregnancy, Birth and Caring for a Small Baby Whilst Coping with RA
• Coping with your baby when you have RA
• Tips for Mums
• Pregnancy and RA: Meta-analysis of 120 Research Studies
• Useful tips
• Useful Tips
• The 12 Tips of Christmas
• Computers & rheumatoid
• Rheumatoid Arthritis & Computing
• Using Methotrexate Videos
• Emotions, Relationships and Sexuality Booklet
• NRAS Video for Early Diagnosis
• The Inflammatory Arthritis Patient Information Pathway
• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3
• Step 4
• Step 5
• Step 6
• FAQs
• Choosing between anti-TNF drugs
• Fatigue
• Personal Independence Payment
• Remission and RA
• Travelling abroad 2
• Should I inform the DVLA?
• Hair loss and RA medications
• Who is the best consultant in my area?
• Photosensitivity
• Changes to Blue Badge Scheme
• Prescription Charges
• RA and Climate
• If it looks too good to be true...
• Disabled-friendly holidays
• Claiming VAT relief
• Exercise and rheumatoid arthritis
• Managing a flare
• Finding footwear
• Travelling abroad
• RA and the seasonal flu vaccine
• What is ESA?
• CCP Test
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• Return to work
• Swine flu
• Sign-up for enews
• Information Standard

• Helpline
• Helpline Audit
• Volunteer network
• Speak to someone living with RA, like you
• Volunteer
• Upcoming Events & Meetings
• NRAS Groups in your area
• North of England
• London & South East
• East of England
• South West of England
• East & West Midlands
• Scotland
• Wales
• South Coast
• Membership
• How to Join NRAS
• Benefits of Membership
• Members Comments
• NRAS Members Magazine
• Health Professional Membership
• Gift Membership
• Publications
• RA Self-Management Programme
• RA Self Management Programme - PATIENT leaflet
• RA Self Management Programme - HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL leaflet
• Links and Directories
• Recommended reading suggested by NRAS members
• Living a Full life with RA
• Charities
• Rheumatology Sites
• UK Health Organisations
• Practical Help
• Help with Pain
• Drug Information
• Children, Carers and Families
• Benefits and Disabilities
• Employment
• For the employee
• For the employer
• NRAS Groups
• International Links
• Holiday & Transportation
• Miscellaneous
• Further Reading & Journals

• Make a donation
• What is Gift Aid?
• Get involved
• Runs
• Swims
• Challenges
• Walks
• NRAS Tea Party
• The Knit Factor
• Raise funds in your community
• What people do for NRAS
• Round The Isles For Rheumatoid
• Fundraising Information
• A Gift in Memory of a Loved One
• NRAS online
• Give As You Live
• Give a Car
• Giveacar Road Trip Competition
• Everyclick
• EBay for Charity
• Recycle for NRAS
• Social Networking
• NRAS Shop
• Charity Ecosystem
• Remember us in your Will
• How to leave a gift in your Will
• Esther, Roger and Donna's Stories
• How your money helps
• Forthcoming Events
• NRAS Bowling Evening
• NRAS Tea Party Maidenhead
• Corporate Support
• Other ways to help
• Give through your salary
• Charity of the Year
• Matched Funding
• Collection boxes
• Become a friend of NRAS

• Our latest campaigns
• The New Health Reforms
• World Arthritis Day (WAD)
• Free Prescriptions
• Working with Parliamentarians & the DoH
• Publications
• The Year of RA: One Year On
• NRAS One Year On Survey
• 10 Key Standards of Care
• RCN Clinical nurse specialists: adding value to care
• RA and Work
• ARMA Musculoskeletal Map of England
• National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE)
• Drug Driving
• The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Co-morbidities
• Responsibility Deal
• How can I get involved?
• The Devolved Nations
• How does Campaigning help you?
• The Futures Project
• National conferences
• Media Centre
• DLA changes in Northern Ireland
• Support the Care and Support System Government Petition
• Prescription Charges Coalition condemns 34th year of rising tax on ill-health
• Sign the NRAS and Disability Benefits Consortium PIP pledge!
• NRAS welcomes appointment of new National Clinical Director for Musculoskeletal
• National Audit Office publishes its new report on ‘Integration across government’
• Do I feed my family or pay for my essential medicines?
• UK behind other countries when it comes to overall health
• Introduction of Best Practice Tariff for early inflammatory arthritis
• Statement on the Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy
• Response to Prescription Charges Increase on Friday, 01 March 2013
• NRAS signs up to the ‘All Trials’ campaign
• Health Committee publishes report on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• New QOF indicators mean greater primary care involvement in managing rheumatoid arthritis
• Report shows that 80% of people with rheumatoid arthritis suffer from one or more co-morbidity: The Government needs to take urgent action to improve management for RA patients
• Hardest Hit 2012
• Responsibility Deal - We're in this together
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Power Comes Together in Dorchester
• Total Politics Report on RA featuring Jamie Hewitt
• Scottish Public Health Network publishes its Health Care Needs Assessment of Services for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Scotland leads the way for treatment of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Information day for the thousands across Pembrokeshire affected by rheumatoid arthritis
• Half of patients delay getting treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
• Patients to get the latest drugs and treatments more quickly
• Rheumatoid arthritis patient power comes together in Bath
• DWP awards new benefit assessment contract to controversial provider; charities seek safeguards for disabled people
• With patients’ rights comes patients’ responsibilities
• Media Centre archive
• NICE preliminary guidance on Certolizumab (Cimzia) A 'Minded' No
• NRAS welcomes NICE guidance on RoActemra
• NICE recommends 2nd Anti-TNF and Abatacept as treatment options for RA following failure of a first Anti-TNF
• Public Accounts Committee Press Release
• 'Who Sees What?'
• 'Shaping the Future of Care Together' Government report on reforming care & support system
• Gordon Brown receives prescription promise ‘wake-up call’
• NICE Approves New Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• NRAS Press Release on National Audit Office Report on RA
• Size of vital highland medical facility to be reduced by a third
• NICE have once again said ‘no’ to the use of Tocilizumab in the NHS
• NRAS response to Professor Harrington’s Year 2 Review on the Work Capability Assessment
• New Arthritis Research UK questionnaire on Personal Health Budgets
• NRAS response to Work and Pensions Select Committee report on reassessment of incapacity benefit
• Negative NICE Announcement for Abatacept
• NRAS welcomes NICE guidance on Golimumab (Simponi)
• DBC responds to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Consultation
• Listen Up - Health & Social Care Bill
• NICE Recommends Simponi (golimumab) for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
• The Budget
• NRAS welcomes final NICE guidance on RoActemra - widening access to Biologic Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• NICE issues Final Guidance on biologic therapy options post TNF failure
• NICE on Abatacept post DMARD failure
• New data reveal first predictive biomarkers to tailor rheumatoid arthritis therapy
• 80% of rheumatoid arthritis patients in Scotland say fatigue is biggest barrier to employment
• Susan Dixon's story
• NICE Negative on Tocilizumab
• Disappointment at NICE's switching decision
• Have your say!
• Current Surveys
• 'RA: Join the Fight' Patient Survey
• Online Survey into Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) for patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and caregivers
• Previous Surveys
• What does remission mean to you?
• Emotional Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Survey
• Consulting on a new 'Responsibility Deal' for better outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• The value of social media to those living with rheumatoid arthritis
• Family Matters Survey 2012
• Patient Opinion
• RA Facts Checker
• RA Awareness Week

• About NRAS
• NRAS Team
• NRAS Medical Advisors
• Consultant Rheumatologists
• Professor David GI Scott
• Dr Andrew Bamji
• Dr Deborah Bax
• Dr Robin Butler
• Dr Andrew Cairns
• Professor Kuntal Chakravarty
• Dr Christopher Deighton
• Dr Marwan Bukhari
• Dr Charles Hutton
• Dr Christopher Kelsey
• Dr Patrick Kiely
• Professor Peter Maddison
• Professor Iain McInnes
• Dr Gulam Patel
• Dr Philip Platt
• Dr Richard Reece
• Dr Stefan Siebert
• Professor Peter C Taylor
• Dr Richard Watts
• Dr David Marshall
• Dr Lesley Kay
• Dr Yasmeen Ahmad
• Paediatric Consultants
• Dr Gavin Cleary
• Dr Janet Gardner-Medwin
• Dr Janet McDonagh
• Dr Clarissa Pilkington
• Dr Athimalaipet Ramanan
• Professor Tauny Southwood
• Dr Helen Venning
• Dr Susan Wyatt
• Allied Health Professionals
• Dr Alison Hammond
• Cathy Cameron
• Robert Field
• Dorothy J Pattison
• Rheumatology Specialist Nurses
• Diane Home
• Suzanne Morris
• Avril Stewart
• Sister Liz McIvor
• Elaine Wylie
• Trustees
• Patrons
• Celebrity Friends
• Jobs at NRAS
• Financial Controller & Company Secretary
• Treasurer Trustee
• Trustee
• Our Mission & Vision
• Annual Reviews
• HealthUnlocked Blog
• Contact Us
• Annual Accounts
• NRAS Blog

• Welcome to Workwise
• Expert films
• Catherine Tye
• Kerri Herbert
• Tony McGrade
• 'How can the Equality Act help me?' animation
• FAQs booklet
• Workwise booklet
• Sarah Wallace, an RA patient
• The Work Foundation - Inflammatory Arthritis Expert Summit

• Someone with RA

• The Volunteer Network
• Health Professional Membership
• Rheumatology in Practice
• Patients in Focus Award 2013 - Gold Winner
• Patients in Focus Award 2013 - Silver Award
• Patients in Focus Award 2013 - Bronze Award
• Research call: musculoskeletal patient reported outcome measure
• Patients in Focus Awards 2013
• Commissioning for Quality in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CQRA)
• Allied Health Professional MSK Toolkit
• MSK Professorship Opportunities at UWE
• Patients In Focus Awards 2012: Applications Now Open
• Spotlight on a Rheumatology Team
• York Hospital Rheumatology Department
• Telford Community Rheumatology Service
• Queen's Hospital Foundation Trust, Burton
• West Sussex Hospital
• 4 West Kennedy Clinical Trials Unit, Charing Cross
• Pennine MSK Partnership
• Bolton
• Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Charing Cross Hospital
• Nottingham University Hospital
• Haywood Hospital, Stoke on Trent
• Cannock Rheumatology Unit
• Royal Lancaster Infirmary
• Fife Rheumatic Disease Unit
• Patients in Focus - 2011 winning entry
• Patients in Focus - 2011 runner up
• Patients in Focus - 2010 winning entry
• RCN Survey on the performance and activity of rheumatology nurses
• Patients in Focus 2009 Small Unit Winner
• Tips for Mums
• The experience of running a Silver Ring Splint workshop with the team at NRAS in 2008
• Patients in Focus 2008 Small Unit Winner
• Patients in Focus 2008 Large Unit Winner
• Patients in Focus 2008 Innovation Category Winner
• Stobhill Education Classes
• The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Mapping Project
• Mapping the Patient's Journey
• Patient in Focus Award 2007 - Small Unit Winner
• Patients in Focus Awards 2007 - Large Unit Winner
• Patients in Focus Awards 2007 - Innovation Winner
• Patients in Focus Winner 2006
• Patients in Focus Award 2006 Update
• Patients in Focus Award 2005
• Silver Ring Splints - A Patient's Perspective
• Audit of the Rheumatology Day Case Unit
• Patients in Focus - Winning entry 2004
• Patients in Focus - Runner Up 2004
• Events diary for healthcare professionals
• Commissioning for Quality in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CQRA)

• How to find us

• BiP Clinical Trial Recruitment
• Abatacept approved by NICE as a first line biologic
• The RA Roadshow - Volunteer Training Days 2013
• One in three people with rheumatoid arthritis at high risk of repeated falls
• Would you like to get involved in helping to influence research into medicines for children in the UK? Parent/Carer Members Required
• Lifestyle factors and rheumatoid arthritis
• The development of information for clinical trials - opportunity to take part in research run by the University of Southampton
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 24-30 June 2013
• Prevention of RA...is it possible? Urgent request for focus group participants.
• First-in-human trial of a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis
• New research on the link between sunlight and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
• Luton and Dunstable Hospital Arthritis Awareness Day
• NRAS went Potty for Panto!
• New Pedometer Study for People with RA
• EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2013
• The Candis Big Give!
• Survey for parents and grandparents with RA
• Patients in Focus Awards 2013
• NRAS reaches 4000 members!
• Members' Day 2012
• Channel 4 and the Food Hospital
• Flying the Paralympic flag for rheumatoid arthritis
• Survey of people with chronic health conditions
• Calling all artists and creative Members - Poster Competition!
• EULAR recommendations for nurses caring for people with Inflammatory Arthritis
• Impact of Arthritis on Work Survey
• Care Quality Commission Outpatient Survey 2011 Results
• MSD RA Patient Survey
• 'Still Beauty', an RA related photography exhibition by Ottavia Castellina
• Ailsa interviews Prof Ian Bruce (MD FRCP) for Guidelines in Rheumatoid Arthritis / Cardiovascular Risk video
• 2nd North East Rheumatology Patient Conference, at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle (24th March 2012)
• NRAS supports 'Ask for Evidence' campaign to put a stop to misleading claims about science and medicine
• NRAS bids for Natwest CommunityForce funding
• NRAS response to Professor Harrington’s Year 2 Review on the Work Capability Assessment
• Paul Burstow MP responds to questions unanswered in the World arthritis Day web chat
• Hardest Hit Day of Action - 22nd October 2011
• NRAS joint response to Work and Pensions Committee inquiry on the Disability Living Allowance
• NRAS delighted with proposed inclusion of Rheumatoid Arthritis as part of a library of topics to be selected for development into Quality Standards.
• Research study - RA & Pregnancy
• The Yellow Card Scheme
• Events diary
• Evaluation study of Staying positive Pilot workshops
• Effort Survey
• Volunteers with arthritis wanted for research study
• NRAS welcomes the publication of Professor Harrington’s second independent review on the Work Capability Assessment in 2011