Meet the NASS Champions in Primary Care
Meet the NASS Champions in Primary Care
Introducing the first twelve participants that will be part of the programme for the first two years between now and 2024.
Each of the NASS Champions in Primary Care set out who they are, what they do for a living, why they want to be a NASS champion and what they hope to achieve from the programme.
ACT ON AXIAL SpA:
A Gold Standard time to diagnosis
The current time to diagnosis of axial SpA in the UK averages approximately 8.5 years from symptom onset. This delay is unacceptable and has serious consequences for the patient. Our act on axial SpA campaign sets out a roadmap for reducing the time from symptom onset to diagnosis to just one year.
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Sam Bhide
Sam Bhide
Sam Bhide, Advanced Practice Physiotherapist and AP-FCP, Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust, London
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Kirsty Anderson
Kirsty Anderson
MSK Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Primary Care (FCP), Gartnavel General Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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Paul Wheelan
Paul Wheelan
First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP) Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Practitioner (OPP), The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
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Lucy McCann
Lucy McCann
First Contact Practitioner (FCP), South Warwickshire Integrated MSK Service (SWIMS), South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
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Steph Cliffe
Steph Cliffe
Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Physiotherapist, North Integrated Musculoskeletal Service (NIMS), Haywood Hospital; Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
![](https://www.actonaxialspa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/499A6167-F5B4-401D-BBB3-4EA5A6201C47.jpeg)
Martin Howorth
Martin Howorth
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist, Defence (MOD) Primary Health Care
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Dr Toby Wallace
Dr Toby Wallace
General Practitioner (GP), GP Partner Derwent Practice, Malton, North Yorkshire
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James Holland
James Holland
First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP), Viaduct Care, Stockport
![](https://www.actonaxialspa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/01DA5220-1489-4231-985C-BD94CC2072C4.jpeg)
Jenny Elkins
Jenny Elkins
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist / First Contact Practitioner; Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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Karen Morley-Williams
Karen Morley-Williams
Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Physiotherapist, North Integrated Musculoskeletal Service (NIMS), Haywood Hospital; Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
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Dr Claire Charlesworth
Dr Claire Charlesworth
BSc(Hons)Ost. BMBS, DFSRH, DRCOG MRCGP – GP Nuffield Road Medical Centre, Cambridge
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Claire Jeffries
Claire Jeffries
Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist in Hydrotherapy & Rheumatology, Solent NHS Trust