Select topic…AllAbout NRASApni Jung info for South Asian communityCommunityCOVID-19Diagnosis and MonitoringDiet and ExerciseEventsFamily PlanningFundraisingHealthcare professionalsOther ConditionsResearchSelf-managementSymptoms and CausesTreatmentWork and BenefitsSort byNewest – OldestOldest – Newest News, 10 Jul 2025 The latest on the Universal Credit Bill The Labour government successfully passed its revised Universal Credit Bill through its third reading in the House of Commons (336 votes to 242), with 47 Labour MPs voting against. This followed earlier major concessions, particularly during the second reading, where PIP reforms were dropped to avoid defeat. Key points: The bill may still face scrutiny […] News, 03 Jul 2025 NHS 10 Year Health Plan Following the lengthy public consultation last year, we have finally received the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS. In July 2024, we heard from the newly elected Labour Government that the NHS was “broken” and that there would not be any more “money without reform”. This started a year-long campaign to try and identify […] News, 02 Jul 2025 Benefits Bill – a partial win? Yesterday the Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill was held in the House of Commons. The Second Reading traditionally is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the parts of the bill. As we explained in our earlier article (LINK) there had been a lot of media attention on the […] News, 30 Jun 2025 Benefit Bill Update Since the announcement of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, there has been a lot of media attention on the criticism from disabled people and the organisations that serve them as well as ‘rebel’ MPs who are against the bill. To read more about the bill proposed and what it means, please see […] News, 19 Jun 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill On Wednesday 18 June 2025, a press release announced that the Government would be introducing a new bill in Parliament today: “Additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits are set to be written into law” This comes about 3 months after Rachel Reeves announced the proposed cuts to benefits in the Spring Statement […] News, 09 Apr 2025 NRAS to launch results of Welsh Survey on IA NRAS to launch the results of their Survey of people with Inflammatory Arthritis (IA) across Wales, collecting data about the patient experience of accessing rheumatology services in 2024. Join NRAS’ CEO, Peter Foxton, from 12.00 -12.45 on Tuesday 22nd April – guest speakers, Ailsa Bosworth MBE, NRAS’ National Patient Champion, Dr Ceril Rhys-Dillon, Consultant Rheumatologist […] News, 31 Mar 2025 Disability benefits cuts announced in the Spring Statement Following the news last week that benefits related to disability would be affected by cuts, we have learnt more from the publication of the government’s Green Paper “Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working” and information including within the Spring Statement and other impact assessments on what these changes are going […] News, 20 Mar 2025 NRAS’ response to the Government’s proposal on benefits changes A statement by Peter Foxton, CEO of NRAS, in response to the government’s proposals and updates in respect of benefit cuts contained in the Government’s Green Paper – Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working. News, 13 Mar 2025 Bridging the gaps – A comprehensive plan for RA and menopause care RA affects three times more women than men. In late 2023, we worked with healthcare professionals around the country to create and distribute to women with RA a survey of their experiences of perimenopause (the early stages, when symptoms start but before periods stop) and menopause. Many people with RA report changes in their symptoms […] News, 20 Feb 2025 NHS Elective Recovery Plan The NHS has responded to the Government’s plan to tackle the vast waiting list crisis: to reduce the waiting list back to the minimum target of 18 weeks and have set out a plan to achieve this target. It is widely known that public satisfaction of the NHS is the lowest it has been […] 1 2 3 … 13 Next Page
News, 10 Jul 2025 The latest on the Universal Credit Bill The Labour government successfully passed its revised Universal Credit Bill through its third reading in the House of Commons (336 votes to 242), with 47 Labour MPs voting against. This followed earlier major concessions, particularly during the second reading, where PIP reforms were dropped to avoid defeat. Key points: The bill may still face scrutiny […]
News, 03 Jul 2025 NHS 10 Year Health Plan Following the lengthy public consultation last year, we have finally received the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS. In July 2024, we heard from the newly elected Labour Government that the NHS was “broken” and that there would not be any more “money without reform”. This started a year-long campaign to try and identify […]
News, 02 Jul 2025 Benefits Bill – a partial win? Yesterday the Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill was held in the House of Commons. The Second Reading traditionally is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the parts of the bill. As we explained in our earlier article (LINK) there had been a lot of media attention on the […]
News, 30 Jun 2025 Benefit Bill Update Since the announcement of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, there has been a lot of media attention on the criticism from disabled people and the organisations that serve them as well as ‘rebel’ MPs who are against the bill. To read more about the bill proposed and what it means, please see […]
News, 19 Jun 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill On Wednesday 18 June 2025, a press release announced that the Government would be introducing a new bill in Parliament today: “Additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits are set to be written into law” This comes about 3 months after Rachel Reeves announced the proposed cuts to benefits in the Spring Statement […]
News, 09 Apr 2025 NRAS to launch results of Welsh Survey on IA NRAS to launch the results of their Survey of people with Inflammatory Arthritis (IA) across Wales, collecting data about the patient experience of accessing rheumatology services in 2024. Join NRAS’ CEO, Peter Foxton, from 12.00 -12.45 on Tuesday 22nd April – guest speakers, Ailsa Bosworth MBE, NRAS’ National Patient Champion, Dr Ceril Rhys-Dillon, Consultant Rheumatologist […]
News, 31 Mar 2025 Disability benefits cuts announced in the Spring Statement Following the news last week that benefits related to disability would be affected by cuts, we have learnt more from the publication of the government’s Green Paper “Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working” and information including within the Spring Statement and other impact assessments on what these changes are going […]
News, 20 Mar 2025 NRAS’ response to the Government’s proposal on benefits changes A statement by Peter Foxton, CEO of NRAS, in response to the government’s proposals and updates in respect of benefit cuts contained in the Government’s Green Paper – Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working.
News, 13 Mar 2025 Bridging the gaps – A comprehensive plan for RA and menopause care RA affects three times more women than men. In late 2023, we worked with healthcare professionals around the country to create and distribute to women with RA a survey of their experiences of perimenopause (the early stages, when symptoms start but before periods stop) and menopause. Many people with RA report changes in their symptoms […]
News, 20 Feb 2025 NHS Elective Recovery Plan The NHS has responded to the Government’s plan to tackle the vast waiting list crisis: to reduce the waiting list back to the minimum target of 18 weeks and have set out a plan to achieve this target. It is widely known that public satisfaction of the NHS is the lowest it has been […]
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