Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
This Cross-party group's purpose:
1. Seek to raise the awareness of ongoing issues affecting patients with Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions throughout Scotland:
to include access to services, conditions affecting children, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, relevant guidelines or an identified lack of guidance.
2. It will:
aim to identify barriers to change and improvement - and the measures required to overcome those.
liaise with appropriate agencies, academics and parliamentarians to consider and agree appropriate measures with a view to improvement of provision of health care and promotion of the health of people with arthritis and other musculo skeletal conditions
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.
liaise with representatives from NHS Health Boards, Universities and other organisations as appropriate with regards to current relevant research,audit and reports
develop links with appropriate officials, within UK Government on an as and when required basis.
Next meeting
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 24th April 6-8pmThe meeting can be attended in-person or online .
Agenda and other papers to follow.
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Current Members
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Rachael Hamilton
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)
Rhoda Grant
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)
Liam McArthur
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)
Annie Wells
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Non MSP Individuals
Neil BasuHeather Ann Baxter
Kathryn Berg
Douglas Guest
Mr Nick Clements
Sue Cole
Mr Martin Davison
Dervil Dockrell
Dorothy-Grace Elder
Caron Jenkins
Professor Alasdair MacLullich
Dr Neil Martin
Maureen McAllister
Deborah Nelson
John Paton
Professor Duncan Porter
Lesley Rose
Tracey Rendall
Anne Sutherland
Carol Williams
Sarah Berry
Alison Black
Ailsa Bosworth MBE
Lucy Bramwell
Dr Stephen Bridgman
Richard Cuthbert
Mr Edward Dunstan
Andrew Fell
Louise Fisher
Clare Jacklin
Craig Jones
Jill Hamilton
Dr Rosemary Hollick
Dr Alan Macdonald
Gary McFarlane
Eddie McGill
Robin Munro
Mr Al Murray
Lorna Neil
Laura Neil
Matt Pickup
Michelle Stevenson
MT Walker
Debbie Wilson
Dr Louise Wilson
Andrew Henderson
Dr Margaret-Mary Gordon
Phil Ackerman
Dr Louise Bennet
Jordan Canning
Paul Cockburn
Professor Colin Howie
Joan Kerr
Lynn Laidlaw
Dr Alex Mavroedi
Professor Ian Mcinnes
Professor Stuart Ralston
Anne Simpson (voluntary secretary)
Andrew Torrance
Dr Louise Wilson
Dr Uwe Wolfram
Organisations
ABPI ScotlandAbbvie
Amgen
British Society for Rheumatology
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Scotland
Community Pharmacy Scotland
Cross Party Group: Chronic Pain
Friends of Highland Rheumatology Unit
Galapagos
Glasgow Caledonian University/Ageing and Health
National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society
National Rheumatology Arthritis Society
NHS Ayrshire and Arran/Rheumatology
NHS Borders/Rheumatology
NHS Forth Valley/Rheumatology
NHs Grampian/Rheumatology
NHs Grampian/Podiatry
NHS Greater Clyde and Glasgow/Rheumatology
NHS Lanarkshire/Rheumatology
NHS Lothian/Rheumatology
NHS Research Scotland /Musculoskeletal Health
Non-Celgene
Novartis
Polymyalgia Rheumatics and Giant Cell Arteritis Scotland
Queen Margaret University/Department of Nursing
Royal Osteoporosis Society
Sanofi
Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children
Scottish Society of Rheumatology
Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network
Sobi
The Teapot Trust
UCB Pharma Ltd
Versus Arthritis