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Rheumatology 2009 48(4):436-439; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken450a
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British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (after the first 2 years)

Raashid Luqmani1, Sheena Hennell2, Cristina Estrach3, Damian Basher4, Fraser Birrell5,6,7, Ailsa Bosworth8, Frank Burke9, Carole Callaghan10, Jaime Candal-Couto11, Chris Fokke12, Nicola Goodson3, Dawn Homer13, John Jackman14, Paula Jeffreson15, Susan Oliver16, Mike Reed11, Luis Sanz17, Zoe Stableford18, Peter Taylor19, Nick Todd20, Louise Warburton21, Chris Washbrook12, Mark Wilkinson22 on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group

1Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and University of Oxford, Oxford, 2Wirral Hospital NHS Trust, Wirral, 3Aintree University Hospital, Aintree, 4Wessex Public Health, Hampshire, 5Department of Rheumatology, Wansbeck General Hospital, Wansbeck, 6Department of Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, 7Newcastle University, Newcastle, 8National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Maidenhead, 9Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby, 10Pharmacy Department, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, 11Wansbeck General Hospital, Wansbeck, 12Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, 13Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, 14Langford Medical Practice, Bicester, 15Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, 16Royal College of Nursing Rheumatology Forum and Litchdon Health Centre, Barnstaple, 17Department of Orthopaedics, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield, 18Department of Podiatry, Hope Hospital, Salford, 19Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, London, 20Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle, 21Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust, Telford and 22Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport, UK.

Correspondence to: R. Luqmani, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK. E-mail: Raashid.luqmani@noc.anglox.nhs.uk

KEY WORDS: Rheumatoid arthritis, Guideline, Management, Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic therapy, Multidisciplinary care

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Scope and purpose of the guideline
RA in its severe form is a considerable health burden [1]. Patients with established RA, which has an annual estimated incidence of 30–54/100 000 in women and 13–25/100 000 in men [2], require effective coordination of health and social services to support them at work, or at home through the variable course of their illness. The current guideline follows directly from the first guideline on early management of RA [3]. It deals with the long-term management of RA in primary and secondary care to provide seamless support for patients. A strong emphasis is made . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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