NASS Conference & AGM 2012
The 2012 NASS Patient Conference & AGM is taking place at Weetwood Hall in Leeds on Saturday 23 June 2012. At the conference this year you will hear from leading health professionals on the latest findings and thinking in the...
Quick Poll
A consultant rheumatologist who also works hard for NASS as a trustee has been in contact to ask if NASS members can help supply some information. He would like to discuss treatment targets for people with AS with other rheumatologists and would...
New NASS branch in Shropshire
We are delighted to announce that there is a new NASS branch just opened called NASS Shopshire & Welsh Marches. NASS branch members meet every Thursday at 19:00 in the Hydrotherapy pool at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt...
Metal on metal hip replacement
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have launched an investigation into the safety of metal-on-metal hip replacements after fears that they could cause long-term complications. In particular they are investigating the potential long-term toxicity of metal-on-metal hip replacements....
New Campaigns Officer
NASS have appointed a new Campaigns Officer, Sophie Matthew. Sophie takes on the role for a 9 month period which will be reviewed thereafter considering the charity's finances. Sophie's main responsibilities are to raise awareness of AS, particularly with MPs and...
Lee Hurst on Radio 5
Lee Hurst was on Radio 5 Live's health segment on Tuesday 24 January on the Shelagh Fogarty show from 12.00 noon talking about his experience of living with ankylosing spondylitis. He discussed how he manages his condition through exercise. The programme...
Telling Stories project - 100th story
The Telling Stories - Understanding Real Life Genetics website is an educational resource developed to help health professionals understand the impact genetics has on people's lives by using real-life stories from individuals with, or at risk of, a genetic condition, their...
AS in Wells Cathedral
Dr Raj Sengupta, AS Lead at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease's (RNRHD) contacted NASS to tell us about a patient of his who is a Professor of Music. He has a completely fused spine and Dr Sengupta started...
Channel 4's The Food Hospital features AS
AS featured in the Channel 4 TV programme, The Food Hospital, on Tuesday 6 December at 8.00pm. The patient case study talked about their experience of AS and the low starch diet. Anyone who wasn't able to catch the...
Sharing your experiences of AS
Are you under 25 and would like to share your experience of living with AS and help others learn about the condition? NASS have been contacted by the University of Oxford's Health Experiences Research Group who help produce the online...