Live Blog from FfW pan-European Launch
[18.30 Tom Ling] An excellent final session that demonstrated, once and for all, the case for action on MSDs at a European and National level. Now our task is to work together to find those concrete...
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View ArticleGaining momentum… Launch of the European Parliament’s Interest Group on MSDs,...
Fit for Work truly seems to have ‘caught a wave’. After a launch such as we just had for Fit for Work, one always wonders what the best next steps should be to keep up the momentum, and it’s...
View ArticleBringing Fit for Work to the House of Commons
On Tuesday, Dame Carol Black and I participated in a Roundtable event in the House of Commons – the seat of the British Government. This was a well attended, lively event and I was given the...
View ArticleThe Work Foundation @ European Parliament RMSD interest group
Today I attended the first full meeting of the RMSD Interest Group in the European Parliament in Brussels. This group, initiated by EULAR, and chaired by Mrs Edite Estrela MEP (Portugal) was launched...
View ArticleThe European Fit for Work discussions continue…
Last week I attended two important events which focused on inflammatory conditions. The first was on Monday in London and was a conference organised by the National Audit Office (NAO) – an independent...
View ArticleFit for Work in Israel
This week I will be in Israel, having meetings and conducting interviews with national experts and public policy officials. Among those I’ll be meeting will be Prof. Tishler, Chair of the Israeli...
View ArticleBuilding alliances in Ireland – The Work Foundation and Arthritis Ireland go...
We continue to take the ‘Fit for Work’ messages to National Governments wherever we can. Already, since the launch of the Irish report, we have briefed two prominent Irish Government Ministers. We...
View ArticleCall on policymakers to recognise socio-economic impact of RMDs
Today in Budapest, people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) joined leaders in rheumatology from across the EU to demand that policymakers acknowledge the impact RMDs have on a...
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The Burden of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Fit for Work: Executive Summary Speaker Biographies from Fit for Work Europe Hungarian Presidency Conference Joint Position and Recommendations for...
View ArticleFit for Work Europe patient case study:Ann Christin from Norway
After trying to get answers for about twelve years and losing my job over a diagnosis that.. (does not exist).. I found a way. Watch the full story from Ann Christin on fighting her condition and work...
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