Key features of our offer:

• Experience in operating community rheumatology services for the NHS since 2015 
• Single point of access and experienced triage to ensure right place, first time 
• Freeing up capacity in secondary care rheumatology 
• Live data warehouse reporting a range of data on rheumatology patients informing service development, improving the patient pathway and outcomes 
• Improved pick up of conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis which we have evidenced and published
• Service integrated with secondary care with MDT meetings and case discussion 
• Support to primary care in education and advice and guidance 
• Opportunity for cross working of staff between community and secondary care and shared educational programmes 
• Excellent patient experience with a 92.63% Positive PREMS score