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ARMA
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
http://arma.uk.net/
ARMA is the Alliance providing a collective voice for the
musculoskeletal (MSK) community in the UK. The Alliance is open
to and brings together all professional bodies, patient-led and
research charities for whom MSK is a priority.
Our Vision, Mission and activities are determined and guided by
our members.
Our purpose is to facilitate collaborative working and to enable the
MSK community to speak with a unified voice.
Vision and Mission
Vision: Our vision is that musculoskeletal
(MSK) disorders are a priority in policy and
practice in the UK
Mission: Our mission is to work collectively
and collaboratively with our members and
partners to achieve this vision.
Our Guiding Values.
ARMA is:
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Authoritative: We bring together patient-led, professional and research organisations, and
will speak for all groups working to improve services for people with musculoskeletal (MSK)
disorders. Our policies will be based on strong evidence and informed by all ARMA
members and their stakeholders.
Inclusive: We value all of our members as integral parts of the ARMA community and work
with a variety of stakeholders through memberships, partnerships and collaborations in
order to safeguard and champion the interests of people with musculoskeletal disorders in
healthcare.
Accountable: Our Board is elected by our members, who help set the strategic plan for
ARMA and have regular opportunities to discuss and agree all relevant matters at the AGM
and through regular CEO and policy group meetings.
Transparent: We have clear processes for our work, including our decision-making
processes, utilising all appropriate means and communication tools. We have an open,
transparent framework to guide our funding agreements.
Independent: We are a charity and umbrella organisation independent of government,
industry and other organisations, and have a strong corporate partnership policy.
ARMA Strategic Plan 2016-2018
Everything we do is to ensure that:
MSK disorders are a priority in
policy and practice in the UK
Knowledge
Capturing, interpreting
and enabling the
application of MSK
knowledge
Knowledge into action
Influencing and raising awareness of MSK with
decision-makers, practitioners and the public
Working in partnership to improve outcomes for MSK
in key areas
We will also ensure a financially secure, effective and sustainable ARMA
From community to
movement
Building a strong,
diverse and vibrant
MSK community
Musculoskeletal Burden of Disease
 The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA), the voice of the musculoskeletal
community in the UK, calls for urgent action to reduce the burden of disability
 Musculoskeletal conditions are the greatest cause of disability in the UK according to a
report by international experts, published in The Lancet on 5th March 2013.
 In the first comprehensive study of the impact of all diseases and risk factors
worldwide, musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions have the third greatest impact on the overall
health of the population, considering both death and disability. This landmark study of the
burden of all diseases provides indisputable evidence that musculoskeletal conditions are
an enormous and increasing problem in the UK as well as globally, and need to be given
the same priority for policy and resources as other major conditions like cancer, mental
health and cardiovascular disease
We believe people have a right to:
•Access to appropriate services for all
people with musculoskeletal conditions
•Timely diagnosis and treatment
•Information
•Services which are centered on the needs
of users
•Independence and self-determination
Standards of care
 Arthritis and related musculoskeletal conditions affect one in 5 people in the
UK, causing pain and disability. They can strike at any age, from
infancy onwards. They cost society billions each year in health and social costs,
lost employment, benefits; and they cost many individuals their independence
and quality of life.
 There are many myths about these conditions – but the most damaging of all is
that nothing can be done.
 Something can always be done – be it providing details of a local support
group, or designing a service which means that people see the right specialist
at the right time.
 As part of ARMA’s Standards of Care project, a group of people with a
range of musculoskeletal conditions has come together to identify what needs
to happen in health services to enable them to minimise the pain and disability
of arthritis, and to help people remain independent.
Standards of care
They have suggested reasonable expectations of care and
services for all people with musculoskeletal conditions. People
have a right to:
• Access to appropriate services for all people with
musculoskeletal conditions
• Timely diagnosis and treatment
• Information
• Services which are centred on the needs of users
• Independence and self-determination
Access to appropriate services for all
people with musculoskeletal conditions
 It is a stated aim of the NHS national plan that health services should
be genuinely national, offering access to consistently high quality,
timely and accessible services right across the country.
 Everyone should have access to services and receive treatment and
care on the basis of need. People should be treated as individuals and
be provided with packages of care that meet their needs.
 This means that health and social care partners need to work together
to put people right at the centre. They need to listen to people’s views
and act upon them; and they need to involve and support carers
whenever necessary.
Services which are centred on the needs of
users
Recent research and policy reviews have pointed the way to
partnership and whole system working. Such systems are
characterised as:
• Services organised around the user.
• Participants recognise that they are part of an interdependent
system.
• Participants have shared visions, objectives and resources.
• Boundaries between organisations are seamless to the user.
Get in touch…
Write to:
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18-20 Bride Lane
London
EC4Y 8EE
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(0)20 3856 1978