Purpose of the group
1. Seek to raise the awareness of ongoing issues affecting patients with Arthritis or Musculoskeletal Conditions, and those that arise in the course of treatment provided by health care practitioners. Ongoing issues are likely to include access to services, conditions affecting children, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, and relevant guidelines and surrounding issues such as non-compliance or an identified lack of guideline.
2. It will aim to identify barriers to change and the measures required to overcome those.
3. Liaise with appropriate agencies, academics and parliamentarians to consider and agree appropriate measures with a view to improvement of provision of health care.
4. Influence policy decisions of the Scottish Government, local authorities and other appropriate agencies to ensure that adequate levels of resources are deployed to address chief issues.
5. Liaise with representatives from NHS Health Boards and other organisations as appropriate such as Arthritis Musculoskeletal Alliance, Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children, amongst others, with regards to current relevant research.
6. Develop links with appropriate officials within UK Government on an as and when required basis.
Forthcoming meetings
Wednesday 2 October 2013 at 5.30pm in Committee Room 2
Wednesday 27 November 2013 at 5.30pm in Committee Room 5
Next meeting: 12 June 2013
This meeting will be held at 5.30pm in Committee Room 4.
Agendas/Links
Minutes
Annual Return/Report
Group Officers
Group Members
Non MSP Individuals
Sheila MacLeod – Secretary
Lily Tsvetanova – Secretary
Elizabeth Lonsdale
Alan MacDonald
Iain Macdonald
Sophie Matthew
Katie McAlarey
Steve McBride
Grainne Morrison
Federico Moscogiuri
Jill Murdock
Elizabeth Murphy
Anne Murray
Michael New
Patricia Osborne
Paulo Quadros
David Reid
Tracy Rendall
Anne Simpson
Catherine Stihler
Diane Thomson
Jim Walker
Heather Wallace
Lucy Watson
Kate Wright
Organisations
Abbott
Arthritis Care
Arthritis Care Scotland
ARMA Scotland
Brittle Bone Society
Community Pharmacy Scotland
Edmesh
Fibromyalgia Friends Scotland
Framework for Adult Rehabilitation
Intlife
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Moray Health and Social Care Partnership
National Ankylospodylitis Society
National Osteoporosis Society
National Rheumatology Arthritis Society
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Forth Valley
NHS Greater Clyde and Glasgow
NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lothian
Pain Concern
Pfizer
Psoriasis Scotland Arthritis Link Volunteers
Royal College of Nursing
Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation
Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children
Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network
Scottish Rheumatology Society
UBC Pharma Ltd