
Act on Axial SpA
Act on Axial SpA is our campaign dedicated to reducing the current average time to diagnosis from 8.5 years, looking at all of the stages in the patient journey where the delay may occur.
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NASS is working to improve diagnosis times and standards in treatment and care.
Two of our major programmes of work are Act on Axial SpA and Aspiring to Excellence

Act on Axial SpA is our campaign dedicated to reducing the current average time to diagnosis from 8.5 years, looking at all of the stages in the patient journey where the delay may occur.
Join the campaign
Aspiring to Excellence is a quality improvement programme for rheumatology departments around the UK. Listen to podcasts, read blogs from the teams and learn some quality improvement techniques.
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Find out more about or work with Parliamentarians. The group is co-chaired by Derek Thomas MP and Lord Campbell-Savours, who has axial SpA (AS).
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We are a group of patient organisations, professional bodies and other organisations working together to ensure that we put aquatic physio and hydro at the centre of treatment options for all condition areas who need it.
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Find out how we work with NICE
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