The National Ankylosing Spondylitis
Society (NASS)
Founded in 1976
Ground Floor Unit 0.2, 1 Victoria Villas
Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2GW
Phone: (+44-208) 948 9117
Fax: (+44-208) 940 7736
eMail: nass
nass.co.uk
Internet home page: http://nass.co.uk
| President: | Vacant |
| Vice President | Dr A. At. J. DIXON |
| Chairman | Mr Hedley HAMILTON |
| Director | Ms Jane SKERRETT |
| International contacts and delegate to the ASIF Council | Jane
SKERRETT (address of NASS head office as given above) Hedley HAMILTON, Voce president of ASIF |
| Medical advisors | Dr.
Andrei CALIN Dr. Karl GAFFNEY, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich Dr. Andrew KEAT, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, London Dr. Richard JACOBY, Exeter Hospital, Exeter Dr. Athimalaipet RAMANAN, RNHRD Bath Prof. Paul WORDSWORTH, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford |
| Membership
1 Jan 2011 |
5697 paying members including approximately 97% people with AS |
| Local
branches |
83 local branches with weekly supervised evening physiotherapy. On average 800 NASS branch members meet up each week, supported by 120 qualified physiotherapists. |
| Newsletter Editorial board |
«AS
News» (2/year) Jane SKERRETT |
| Articles published in 2010 and recommended for translation | Spring
2010 AS News includes an article on genes and AS and an article on working
with AS. A full version of Working with AS is available as a report. Autumn 2010 AS News includes an article on Looking Ahead (best practice for the care of people with AS) |
| Further publications | In
November 2010 NASS launched a new website containing both updated information
and new information. All the publications listed below can be downloaded
from the website. Publications aimed at people with AS include: Guidebook for Patients (over 135 000 copies donated to date) Back to Action - guide to exercising safely in the gym Fight Back exercise DVD Factsheets on various topics including benefits, exercise and associated medical conditions such as iritis Publications aimed at healthcare
professionals include: |
| Most important events in the past and coming year | 2010
April: Launch of Looking Ahead - Best practice for the care of people with AS at the British Society of Rheumatology May: NASS en Masse: fundraising walk to celebrate World AS Day on 9 May 2010 November: Launch of Back to Action a new, spiral bound, full colour guide with photographs on exercising safely in the gym November: Launch of new NASS website 2011 |
| Membership fee | £ 20 per year within UK, £ 6 within UK unemployed, £ 25 per year overseas, £ 250 lifelong membership |
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