Health Inequalities survey still open-have your say.

Inquiry into Musculoskeletal Health Inequalities

We want to hear your experiences of accessing support

ARMA has launched the first ever national inquiry into inequalities in musculoskeletal* health. The inquiry will focus on people living in areas of deprivation - areas where there is high unemployment, incomes are lower than the national average, or there is little access to shops, health services or good housing. We know that people living in deprived areas have more musculoskeletal problems but find it harder to get access to good quality treatment. ARMA believes that this inequality is unacceptable and that services need to change to make access more equal.

The inquiry aims to:

• Identify the evidence for inequalities in musculoskeletal health related to deprivation and explore the possible underlying reasons.

• Propose actions which can be taken to address these and raise the profile of the issues and possible solutions.

We are keen to hear from people who live with musculoskeletal conditions about any issues they have in accessing support or services for their musculoskeletal condition. We are particularly keen to hear from people who live in areas:

• where there is high unemployment;

• where incomes are significantly lower than the national average;

• with little access to shops, health services or good housing.

* Musculoskeletal conditions include everything that affects bones, joints or muscles. For example, back pain and all forms of arthritis such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, as well as conditions like gout, fibromyalgia, Axial Spondyloarthritis, hypermobility syndromes, scleroderma, Raynaud's, etc.

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We need more men, younger people and people of diverse ethnicities to complete the survey please

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If anyone is considering completing the survey and would like to know a bit about ARMA first, there's a website here: arma.uk.net

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The thing that strikes me most about these things is that d/Disabled people are poorer than non-d/Disabled because of loss of income, reliance on benefits, unsuitable housing etc etc.

The story goes that poor people are more likely to be disabled. But the reality is that *disabled people are more likely to be poor*. This totally reframes everything.

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Exactly which is why ARMA and other organisations like ourselves are trying to capture some factual data to illustrate that to the powers that be.

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Fingers crossed.. Thanks for doing this 💐

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