Health and care professionals
MSK SKILLs: MSK core training
Our Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care training is designed to give you the confidence and skills you need to effectively diagnose, treat, and manage patients with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.
Core skills MSK trainingBrowse our range of MSK training courses and webinars, designed to increase your knowledge, confidence and skills to enable you to deliver high-quality care to patients with MSK conditions.
View our training coursesDesigned for accurate diagnosis, our clinical assessment guides contain information around key areas: history taking, practical advice, assessment of patients with joint problems, and analysis.
Clinical assessment guides
Refer a patient to the Arthritis UK helpline
Did you know, you can now refer your patients directly to the Arthritis UK helpline?
Our helpline advisors aim to bring information and advice about arthritis into one place to provide tailored support for your patients and signpost them to services and resources. Each member of the team has extensive knowledge of different types of arthritis and is updated regularly on new developments.
Nation-based support: in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
We offer a comprehensive range of support to health and care professionals across the UK for both you and your patients. This includes incorporating patient voices into your education and quality improvement programmes as well as supporting Community Appointment Days (CADs).
The State of Musculoskeletal Health report
The State of Musculoskeletal Health report is a collection of the most up-to-date, UK-wide statistics on arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions including how many people have these conditions, the number at risk of developing these conditions, the impact of these on people, health systems and society, and the inequalities found within. Examine key findings and download the report.
Physical activity resources
Let’s Move with Leon is a free, 12-week programme of 30-minute full-body movement sessions presented by fitness expert, Leon Wormley.
View Let's Move with Leon
Follow along, free stretching video series led by physiotherapist, Jay Milomo, who demonstrates safe and effective exercises for people living with arthritis.
Arthritis physiotherapy videosSimple, effective exercises designed to tackle problems and pain in the back, hips, knees, feet and ankles, shoulders, neck, elbows, hands and wrists.
Exercises for healthy jointsHealth and care professionals' latest news
The NHS 10-Year Plan outlines fundamental shifts for the National Health Service: from sickness to prevention, from hospital to community care, and from print to digital.
Read the full storyThe British Society for Rheumatology guidelines around the contemporary management of axSpA with new therapies and non-pharmacological treatment options.
Read the full storyA new study discovers healthcare professionals gain potential benefits by using digital pain drawings, improving patient-provider communication and aiding clinical decision making.
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Arthritis UK's research: The inflammatory arthritis treatment revolution: Anti-TNF blockers
Our groundbreaking research has led to the discovery of a new class of biologic drugs which have improved the lives of almost 2 million people worldwide. They work by blocking the TNF protein that causes inflammation.
How does anti-TNF work?
Join our health and care professionals networks
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Join our professional communities
Join hundreds of arthritis health and care professionals across the country - be the first to get the latest news, updates and opportunities to continue to build your professional knowledge.
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Barbara Ansell National Network for Adolescent Rheumatology (BANNAR)
The Barbara Ansell National Network for Adolescent Rheumatology (BANNAR), a group of dedicated professionals from medicine, nursing and the third sector working in adolescent and young adult (aged 10-24) rheumatology.
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Professional Advisory Community
The UK Musculoskeletal Translational Research Collaboration (UK MSK TRC) aligns investment in MSK translational research to improve outcomes for patients.