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About Arthritis Local Information Useful web sites
NHS Website - Information on Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Arthritis-Live Well , Reactive arthritis; Osteoarthritis
Patient UK- has various information leaflets on Arthritic / Bone / Muscle: Condition Leaflets ; Gout; Osteoarthritis ; Rheumatoid arthritis; Reactive Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Psoriatic Arthritis ; Septic Arthritis; Osteoarthritis
Arthritis Research UK - Information about types of arthritis and living with arthritis
NICE- An independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. Information is available for on the following:
Rheumatoid arthritis: understanding NICE guidance
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG79/PublicInfo/pdf/English
Abatacept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: understanding NICE guidance http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/TA141publicinfo.pdf
Arthritis (juvenile idiopathic) - etanercept: understanding NICE guidance
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA35/PublicInfo/pdf/English
Physiotherapy MSK Hounslow & Richmond: Physiotherapy helps people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercises, manual therapy, education and advice.
Hounslow- Tel: 0300 555 0107 email: hrch.msk-hounslow@nhs.net
Richmond: Tel:020 8714 4019 email: hrch.msk-richmond@nhs.net
Versus Arthritis - Helpline:0800 5200 520 email: enquiries@versusarthritis.org
Crossroads Care
(Hounslow): Offers support, and
delivers high quality services for Carers and people with care needs.
Contact: Hounslow Crossroads Care Scheme 82 New Heston Road, Hounslow TW5
0LJ· TEL; 020 8568 2022
Crossroads Care (Knigstion & Richmond): 1 Beverely Court , 26 Elmtree Road , Teddington , Middlesex , TW11 8ST. Telephone: 020 8943 9421. email: richmonduponthames@crossroads.org.uk
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society :
help people with rheumatoid arthritis and their carers and families by the
provision of an advisory and information service on all aspects of the disease.
Helpline: 0800 298 7650.email:
helpline@nras.org.uk
Other Local information can be found at London Borough of Hounslow
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Children's Chronic Arthritis Association
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (US site)
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