Professional Partners
LTCA values our Professional Partners, which represent the professional staff in health and social care who work with people with long-term conditions. They support the work of LTCA, and work with us to improve the lives of people with long-term conditions.
Find out more about our Professional Partners by visiting their websites:
British Association of Art Therapists
British Association of Social Workers
The British Pain Society is the largest multidisciplinary professional organisation in the field of pain within the UK. Our membership comprises medical pain specialists, nurses, physiotherapists, scientists, psychologists, occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals actively engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of pain and in pain research for the benefit of patients. Our multidisciplinary nature is pivotal in making our society a uniquely relevant representative body on all matters relating to pain. http://www.britishpainsociety.org/
British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Education for Health
Education for Health is the UK’s leading education charity for health professionals working with patients with long-term conditions. It aims to provide a consistent, comprehensive and innovative approach to professional health training across the fields of cardiovascular disease, allergic conditions, diabetes and respiratory health, with the ultimate objective of transforming lives worldwide. Educational programmes are run nationally and internationally and are accredited by the Open University. http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/
General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG)
The General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) is an independent charity representing primary care health professionals interested in delivering the best standards of respiratory care. It is dedicated to achieving optimal respiratory care for all through:
- Representing primary care respiratory health needs at policy level
- Promoting best practice in primary care respiratory health through education, training and other services
- Supporting the development of primary care health professionals in respiratory medicine
- Facilitating and leading primary care respiratory research
For further information and details of how to join the GPIAG, see http://www.gpiag.org/
British Society for Rheumatology
The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is a medical society committed to advancing knowledge and practice in the field of rheumatology. We aim to improve awareness and understanding of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions and work at national and local level to promote high quality standards of care for people with these conditions. We have around 1500 members in the UK and overseas; the majority of these are consultant and trainee rheumatologists. BSR also has a number of members who are allied health professionals, primary care workers, scientists and others working in the field of Rheumatology.