Agendas

Meeting: Thursday 30th Jan 2025 11:00-12:00

Agenda

Co-Chair: Chris Mercer (CM), Sharon Chan-Braddock (SCB)

1.  Welcome (CM)

2.  Action summaries from last meeting 04.10.24 (SCB)

3.  GIRFT and Improving community MSK (Andy Bennett and Luke Martin- GIRFT)

4.  Update from the 4 nations- Andy B (England), Rob Letchford (Wales), Helen Welch (NI- apology. NI report received), Phil Ackerman/ Jenifer Dallas (Scotland) (CM)

5.  ARMA update and recent funding for 17 ICBs (Sue Brown)

6.      Physio First- Data for impact (DfI) project and Keele University-led National MSK Audit and Research Database (Liz Palmer- R&D officer, Physio First)

7.  MSK Injection Therapy After Care advice guidance document for MSK multi-professionals- Update (SCB)

8.  Reflection on MSK 2024 Conference ‘Health inequalities: Closing the gap’, and MSK 2025 Conference (AHC & SCB)

9.  Updates on websites and COMMs (AHC)

10.   AOB (CM)

11.  Next meeting- April 2025 TBC

Meeting: Friday 4th Oct 2024 11:00-12:00

Agenda

Co-Chair: Chris Mercer (CM), Sharon Chan-Braddock (SCB)

1.  Welcome (CM)

2.  Action summaries from last meeting 14.06.24 (SCB)

3.  New GIRFT role- National Clinical Advisor Community MSK, GIRTH (Andy Bennett)

4.  Update from the 4 nations- Andy B (England), Rob Letchford (Wales), Helen Welch (NI), Phil Ackerman/ Jenifer Dallas (Scotland) (CM)

5.  FSEM update of all the MSK and GPwER work and voting regarding membership to the faculty in July (Dr Anna-louise Mackinnon- FSEM) (SCB)

6.  Versus Arthritis- Presentation on Community Appointment Days- potential benefits and challenges (Clare Gilbert- Versus Arthritis) (SCB)

7.  National update on MSK Hub and Digital Therapeutics MSK (CM & SCB) (CM)

8.  ARMA- Update on recent publication on ICB report in England (Sue Brown/ Chris Martey) & positional statement (SCB & CM)

9.  MSK Injection Therapy After Care advice guidance document for MSK multi-professionals (see attached)- Inviting endorsement from the UK Partnership Group- (SCB, Nick Livadas & Matt Daly)

10.  Update on MSK 2024 Conference ‘Health inequalities: Closing the gap’ (AHC & SCB)

11.  Updates on websites and COMMs- AHC

12.   AOB- CM

13.  Next meeting- Dec 2024 TBC

The UK MSK Partnership Group

Meeting: Thursday 14 March 2024 11:00-12:00

Agenda

Co-Chair: Chris Mercer (CM), Sharon Chan-Braddock (SCB)

1.  Welcome (CM)

2.  Action summaries from last meeting 08.12.23 (SCB)

3.  Guest speakers: Developing the MSK Clinician role to support MSK workforce challenges? Justin Strain, Consultant Physiotherapist, and James Gay, MSK Service Manager, Southern Health NHS

4.  Update from the 4 nations- Andy Bennet (apology) (England), Rob Letchford (Wales), Helen Welch (NI), Phil Ackerman (Scotland)

5.  Sharing insights of the ‘Designing Future MSK Care’ roundtable event London 20-21 Feb 24- (Neil Langridge & SCB)

6.  Update on MSK Hub and Digital Therapeutics MSK- (CM & SCB)

7.  ARMA- update on ARMA work on Health Inequalities and Improving local MSK services and ICB priority – (CM/SCB on behalf of Sue Brown)

8.      Positioning statement- Support increasing profile and priority for MSK at ICB level and local level- SCB

9.  Update on Interactive National Suspected CES pathway- co-badge and ‘wordings’- CM

10.  A UK Injection Therapy Capability Framework Project- Helen Welch

11.  Share the recent National Spinal Network meeting- Tim Noblet

12.   Update on MSK 2024 Conference ‘Health inequalities: Closing the gap’ – sessions hosted by the UK MSK Partnership Group- CM

13.  Updates on websites and COMMs- AHC

14.   AOB

15.  Next meeting- June 2024 TBC

The UK MSK Partnership Group

Meeting: Friday 8 Dec 2023 11:00-12:00

Agenda

Co-Chair: Chris Mercer (CM), Sharon Chan-Braddock (SCB)

1. Welcome (CM)- new members and guest speaker- Charlotte Douglas

2. Action summaries from last meeting 07.09.23- SCB

3. ARMA- update on recent ARMA work on Health inequalities/ Improving local MSK services – Sue Brown

4. Proposal of positional statement from the UK MSK Partnership Group to support ARMA work and objectives- SCB

5. Update from the 4 nations- Andy Bennet/Kate Jackson (England), Rob Letchford/ Chris Martey (Wales), Helen Welch (NI), Phil Ackerman (Scotland)

6. Update on Interactive National Suspected CES pathway and co-badge- CM

7. Update on UK National Physiotherapy Consultant Network- CM

8. Update on AP MSK Credential- Nick O’Sullivan/ Sally Gosling

9. Update on UK MSK Partnership Group Website and X- AHC

10. Highlights on MSK 2023 Conference and MSK 2024 Conference ‘Health inequalities: Closing the gap’ - AHC 

11. Digital MSK solution (Phio) to support MSK pathway- Charlotte Douglas from EQL

12. AOB

13. Next meeting

he UK MSK Partnership Group

Meeting: Thursday 7 Sept 2023 11:30-12:30

Agenda

Co-Chair: Chris Mercer (CM), Sharon Chan-Braddock (SCB)

1.      Welcome (CM)

2.      Term of reference Version 5 and new logo- SCB

3.      MSK improvement plan NHS England/ update- Andy Bennett/ Kate Jackson

4.      Implementation/ MSK leadership- Input from MSK Partnership group- SCB

5.      Update from other nations

6.      Update on merging: A college of SEM- Natasha Jones (President of FSEM), Chair of Patrick Wheeler BASEM) & Claire Small (BASEM representatives)

7.      Co-Badging National Suspected CES pathway- CM

8.      Update on the MSK case study podcast – Giles Hazan

9.      Update on AP MSK Credential- Nick O’Sullivan/ Sally Gosling

10.  The UK MSK Partnership Group Website- AHC

11.  MSK 2023 Conference- AHC

12.  ARMA- Health inequalities/ Improving MSK services/ Regional meeting – Sue Brown

13.  AOB

14.  Next meeting