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USER GROUP UPDATE
Arthritis Research UK Reception
Research User Group member Christine Walker had the pleasure of attending Arthritis Research UK’ s Annual Summer Parliamentary reception this July, which was held at the House of Commons, London.
Entitled Prevent, Transform, Cure, the aim of the event was to re-engage with existing Arthritis champions and to encourage new MPs to sign up to be champions.
The event was sponsored by Fiona Bruce MP and both she and broadcaster Julian Worricker addressed the event along with the CEO of ARUK, Liam O’ Toole. The charity’ s main manifesto recommendations were addressed:
1. Make musculoskeletal conditions a public health priority.
2. Ensure people have timely access to health care services that enable them to improve their musculoskeletal health.
3. Ensure people with musculoskeletal conditions have fair and timely access to services that support them to be in work, including financial support.
4. Protect the UK’ s position as a global leader in science and sustain the benefits of the life science sector to the economy.
Liam O’ Toole took the opportunity to announce that collaboration with Arthritis Care was to take place this autumn, so that the charities can maximise raising much needed awareness of arthritic conditions.