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News, 14 Jul 2026

JIA Awareness Week 2026

JIA Awareness Week is live 13th July – 17th July!

News, 09 Jul 2026

NRAS backs Scope’s Work Without Barriers campaign for workplace equality

NRAS has joined Scope and a coalition of charities in calling on the Government to make disability pay gap reporting mandatory and remove the barriers that push disabled people out of work.

News, 30 Jun 2026

Put the Kettle on and Help Change Lives with Every Cuppa Counts

Sign up to the #Takeon25 Challenge to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of NRAS and help us continue to change the lives of many more with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

News, 31 May 2026

#Takeon25 for our 25th Anniversary!

Sign up to the #Takeon25 Challenge to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of NRAS and help us continue to change the lives of many more with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

News, 21 Apr 2026

Time to give all patients with RA the ‘Right Start’

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is encouraging healthcare professionals across the UK to refer patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to its Right Start programme, a free support service designed to help people understand and manage their condition from the earliest stages to those who have lived with RA for a longer time. NRAS launched their Right Start […]

News, 01 Apr 2026

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Healthcare Champion Awards to Celebrate Excellence in Care

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026 by launching the latest edition of its prestigious Healthcare Champion Awards, a national initiative designed to shine a light on outstanding healthcare professionals who go above and beyond in supporting people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Every day, people living with […]

News, 17 Feb 2026

NRAS launches major new cardiovascular risk management modules for their e-learning programme SMILE-RA

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) will launch a series of three new modules on managing cardiovascular risk for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) within its SMILE-RA e-learning, self-management programme in mid-February. This is an important new educational resource for people with RA who have an increased risk of developing heart disease, (similar to people […]

News, 27 Jan 2026

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society announces new Chief Medical Advisor – January 2026

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chief Medical Advisor (CMA), Professor James Galloway MBChB, MSc, CHP, MRCP, PhD. Prof. Galloway is Professor of Rheumatology at King’s College London, a leading researcher in the field of inflammatory autoimmune diseases and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at King’s College […]

News, 08 Jan 2026

MAMA Study: pregnant women with inflammatory arthritis being treated with a biologic

The Monoclonal Antibody Medications in inflammatory Arthritis: stopping or continuing in pregnancy (MAMA) study. This research is for pregnant women with inflammatory arthritis who are being treated with a biologic. The MAMA Study is looking to provide an answer on which is the better approach. Who can take part? To take part in the MAMA […]

News, 06 Nov 2025

NRAS Launch New 3 Year Strategy

NRAS launches new strategy to transform its support for people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), the UK’s leading independent charity supporting people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), has today unveiled a new organisational strategy aimed at tackling urgent challenges in care, diagnosis, […]

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