Article Promoting mental wellbeing at work Taken from NRAS magazine, Spring 2010 NRAS welcomes the publication of The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing at work through productive and healthy working conditions. The guidance aims to help reduce the estimated 13.7 million working days lost each year due to work-related mental health […]
News, 20 Jun Research from NRAS reveals low level of knowledge for rheumatoid arthritis only 1 in 4 Brits knows what Rheumatoid Arthritis is. RA Awareness Week: 18-24 June. #ReframeRA
Article Guide to the Equality Act 2010 Taken from NRAS magazine, Winter 2010 This guidance has been prepared by Coffin Mew LLP to give an overview of the current protection provided to disabled persons under the Equality Act 2010 which replaced the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 with effect from 1 October 2010. Who is entitled to protection against disability discrimination? In order […]
Page Fundraising Complaints Policy We are keen to hear from anyone who believes we have fallen short of the high standards we set ourselves in relation to our fundraising activities. You can provide your feedback by phone on 01628 823524, email fundraising@nras.org.uk or, alternatively, you can write to the following address: Fundraising Department, NRAS, Beechwood Suite 3, Grove Park […]
Your Stories Writing with rheumatoid arthritis Laura E James developed RA when she was 18, 5 years after her mother’s diagnosis. Despite her own diagnosis and caring for her mother and young family, she hasn’t let this stop her creativity, including art, singing and writing workshops, and building her online presence and writing profile. I was eighteen when I developed RA. My mother had been diagnosed with the same […]
Your Stories Eileen’s Music Festival Tips Eileen Hutchinson is an active NRAS member with a love of music! With the help of a charity called Attitude is Everything, Eileen has been able to live her festival dream. Ok, so I’m 53, ok, so I’m fat, ok, so I’m disabled, but I have been going to music festivals since I was a […]
Article Ankle Fusion – A Patient’s Perspective 08/05/09: Clive Montague A little about me: I suffer from Adult Still’s Disease, a form of chronic rheumatoid arthritis which has over the last years, resulted in the failure of a number of my joints. While knees, shoulder and hips have, during that time, been systematically replaced, I have always tried to put off having […]
Your Stories Life with a canine partner Lorraine Harrison was diagnosed with RA when she was 18. Years on, she was unable to get dressed or undressed by herself, and many other simple tasks became a real struggle. However, help came from an unexpected source… in the shape of a golden retriever called Moray. Lorraine Harrison, 46, from Plymouth in Devon was diagnosed […]
Article Jersey Arthritis Association (non-NRAS) The Jersey Arthritis Association was set up in June 2018 and its aim is to help all people in Jersey suffering from arthritis and other related diseases. They work with other non-profit making organisations to help all people in Jersey who have a form of arthritis, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled allowing them […]
Article Disability Discrimination Case Study – The Equality Act 2010 Taken from: NRAS magazine, Autumn 2012 The following is a real case which Adish dealt with… Joe suffers from left hip early osteoarthritis with femoroacetabular impingement. He believes that this condition amounts to a disability within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. Joe is currently employed as a Personal Trainer at “All About Health” gymnasium (his “Employer”) and has worked […]
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