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Article #WearPurpleForJIA 2026 Get involved with #WearPurpleForJIA and the Purple Gunge Challenge to raise vital funds and awareness for the children and young people living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Article The Scottish Report: Improving Care for People Living with Inflammatory Conditions The Scottish Report: Improving Care for People Living with Inflammatory Conditions People living with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis in Scotland are facing delays in diagnosis, unequal access to care and limited support to help them manage these incurable lifelong conditions. The Scottish Report, led by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) in collaboration […]
Article A patient experience of hand surgery Back in 2017, I underwent my first-hand surgery, a tendon realignment procedure. The operation was a success, and for a while, things seemed to be on the mend. As the years passed, the tendons in my hand began to slip again. This pulled my fingers out of alignment, causing increasing discomfort. The knuckle of my […]
Blog Supported Self-Management Matters The concept of self-management When I was first diagnosed with RA in 1981, supported self-management just wasn’t a ‘thing’. You did what the Doctor told you to do and tried to survive the burden of pain, fatigue and creeping disability, especially if your treatment wasn’t slowing the progression of disease or controlling the symptoms adequately. […]
Article The PERISCOPE Trial The PERISCOPE Trial Continuing vs Stopping Biologics for Inflammatory Joint Disease Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are common forms of inflammatory arthritis. They are caused by an overactive immune system and are treated with medicines that reduce pain and inflammation. In recent years, special immune-suppressing medicines, called biologics, have been developed, which are […]
Blog What are your goals for 2026? Blog by Kirsty Lambert January is the perfect time to get on top of all those jobs that we’ve been putting off in the run-up to Christmas. We’ve come up with a few tips to help you take back control of your ‘New Year to do’ list. Planning for the future It’s easy to put off writing your Will – in fact it’s estimated that around half of all UK […]
Blog Managing winter pain: advice for people living with rheumatoid arthritis Article by Ailsa Bosworth, MBE It’s fair to say that nearly half a million people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) in the UK don’t look forward to the winter months. “Invariably, the colder winter weather has a negative impact on my joints, making them painful and stiff. However, I’ve learnt techniques to help manage my pain […]
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Blog New Horizons: My First Few Months at NRAS Blog by Sarah Parsons 2025 was a year of significant milestones for me. I celebrated my “super 60th” birthday with some unforgettable highlights—from walking over the top of the O2 to catching a Broadway show in New York and fulfilling a lifelong dream of visiting the Museum of the Bible in Washington. However, while the […]