Rheumatology Futures Project
The Kings Fund launched their report on 22 January 2009 at the Kings Fund. This work was commissioned by the Rheumatology Futures Project Group with joint chairs Ailsa Bosworth, Chief Executive of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (email: ailsa@rheuamtoid.org.uk) and Susan Oliver, Chair of the RCN Rheumatology Forum (email: sue@susanoliver.com).
Summary report
- Perceptions of patients and professionals on rheumatoid arthritis care (PDF 143KB) [See: How to access PDF files]
Supporting evidence
The supporting evidence can be seen on this page together with the media launch information and the supporting calls to action:
- Supporting evidence: Findings of patient focus groups and professional interviews (PDF 101KB)
- Calls to action (PPT 25KB)
- Futures project key messages, policy reccommendations and audiences (WORD 42KB)
- Consumer press release - Gulf in patient care 'striking' and 'alarming' according to rheumatoid arthritis experts (WORD 56KB)
- Trade press release - King's Fund: GP education 'required to raise levels of knowledge and awareness of rheumatoid arthritis' (WORD 56KB)