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COVID-19 vaccination programme for Autumn 2022

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recently provided updated guidance on the roll out of the autumn COVID-19 booster vaccine programme. Their advice follows on from data suggesting that “large proportions of the UK population have developed at least partial immunity against COVID-19.” This has led to their guidance focusing on protection of those […]

News, 12 Jun

JIA Awareness Week 2022

NRAS and JIA-at-NRAS are pleased to announce our first ever JIA Awareness Week (JIA AW) is taking place on 13th to 17th June 2022.

News, 22 Apr

Make a difference to a child’s tomorrow

NRAS wants to help families of a young person feel empowered and supported when beginning their challenging journey into JIA. This is why we want to set up the brand-new service called New2JIA Right Start.

News, 08 Apr

JIA Collaborative

A patient-centred programme of quality improvement work across participating UK paediatric rheumatology centres. The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) have funded a two-year JIA Quality Improvement (QI) programme, working with clinical and academic paediatric rheumatology communities, patient/parent representatives, colleagues across BSR and an external provider called Rubis.QI The programme will be led by Dr Flora McErlane and Dr Gavin […]

News, 07 Feb

Take part in our Mental Health Survey

The charities CCAA – Kids With Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis Research, JIA at NRAS – Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, SNAC (Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children) and Versus Arthritis, alongside the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR), have developed a survey for those affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis around mental health services […]

News, 04 Feb

Coronavirus and JIA

We understand that many people with RA or JIA and their families may be concerned at the Coronavirus pandemic described by the World Health Organisation as ‘a global public health emergency’.

News, 01 Feb

Website Privacy Policy Update

We just wanted to make sure our RA and JIA communities are aware that we have updated our Privacy Policy on the 1st February 2022. NRAS is committed to ensuring any data on people who access our services, our supporters or Members, is managed carefully and that the data is fully protected. This policy relates […]

News, 19 Jan

Imagined Futures Opportunity

Are you a young person aged 11-15 with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)? Are you interested in learning more about filmmaking and storytelling? Join the Imagined Futures project and meet a group of like-minded young people just like you to explore filmmaking, digital storytelling and drama workshops where we will think about identity and your future. […]

News, 18 Jun

Our new JIA medicines booklet

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new JIA booklet ‘Medicines in JIA’. The focus of this booklet is on the medicines that are used to treat JIA, but it also contains information about what parents and young people with JIA can expect at every stage from diagnosis onwards, showing that medicines are […]

News, 12 Feb

New Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have issued new guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children including those with arthritic conditions i.e., JIA. WHO is a specialised agency under the United Nations responsible for public health. Guidelines are there to support countries and their partners to develop and implement national and local policies, regulations, […]

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