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Lottery

Playing the NRAS Lottery is a fun and simple way to support people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in the UK. For just £1 per week, you’ll be allocated with a six-digit lottery number, which remains yours for as long as you wish to keep playing. If you match three, four, […]

Reaction to Martine’s Story with JIA (BBC Panorama)

The first episode of a profoundly bleak but crucially informative two-part Panorama, Crisis in Care (BBC One, Wednesday 29th May at 9 pm), highlighted the adult social care system on the brink and in dire need of reform after years of austerity. A BBC social affairs correspondent spent a year in Somerset, a county with one of the UK’s fastest ageing populations. There, the council spends 42 pence in every pound of council tax on funding adult social care. One of the case studies highlighted was Martine, a 37-year-old mother of triplets with very severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) since the age of two, cared for by her partner. 

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 […]

Royal Parks Half Marathon

This is the most spectacular half marathon that central London has to offer – it is a unique and inspiring event. The route takes in some of the capital’s world-famous landmarks, on closed roads and within four of London’s eight Royal Parks – Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens.  Once you’ve […]

JIA & ME Art Competition in Bristol – Register today !

The next JIA & Me Art Competition is being held in Bristol on 5th December 2015. Have you signed up yet !

Attention all caregivers of children with rheumatic diseases!

The Global Rheumatology Alliance just launched a new 2023 GRA COVID-19 Pediatric Survey to learn more about the experiences of children with rheumatic diseases regarding COVID-19 infection and its effects, and decisions and experiences with the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. Everyone is welcome, no matter where you are in the world! The survey is available in multiple languages. […]

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Research and drug trials

Treating children | Some of the issues Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) refers to a group of seven different conditions with chronic ongoing arthritis as a common factor.  Symptoms can range between mild to severe and the different types of JIA may require different types of management and treatment.  Traditionally, treatments (medicines, injections, physiotherapy) and investigations […]

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