Parliamentary resources: The People We Need | British Society for Rheumatology

Overview

Thank you for visiting the BSR website to find out how you can help support excellent rheumatology care.

We have pulled together a range of resources to help you to raise rheumatology in Parliament.

Take the BSR rheumatology workforce pledge:

I pledge to support the growth of the rheumatology workforce by:

Advocating, at both local and national level, to grow the number of rheumatology consultants, specialist nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and allied health professionals in line with BSR’s People We Need campaign.
Working with patients, healthcare professionals, speciality medical societies and patient organisations to promote the value of excellent rheumatology care and fully staffed MDT rheumatology services in parliament.
Learning about the positive impact that fully staffed MDT rheumatology teams have on the timely diagnosis and treatment of people with rheumatic conditions.

Our pledge is informed by the experiences of healthcare professionals and patients, and endorsed by the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS), the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA), and the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society (PCRMMS).

Email policy@rheumatology.org.uk. We will add your name to the website and promote this to the rheumatology community.

Publicise your pledge to your constituents with our digital pledge card and template press release. We’ve designed the pledge card so you can add your digital signature and picture. If you need help to do this please get in touch.

Parliamentary resources:

Table a written parliamentary question. Here are some draft parliamentary questions for the Commons and Lords.
Ask an oral or starred question on improving rheumatology care in the Commons or Lords.

Current parliamentary briefings, inquiry responses and reports:

Introduction to rheumatology briefing (12/07/24)
Westminster Hall debate briefing on rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
2023 Summary National Early Inflammatory Arthritis State of the National report (5th).
People We Need economic modelling on the cost effectiveness of expanding the rheumatology workforce (by Costello Medical on behalf of BSR).
BSR People We Need Manifesto

Past parliamentary briefings, inquiry responses and reports:

If you are unable to find a particular resource or if you would like us to draft specific correspondence on your behalf, please feel free to email our team and we will be happy to assist you.

Want to know more about how rheumatology services are performing in your area? Visit the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit website.

Learn more about how BSR works with politicians here