Â鶹ÊÓƵ

• Promoting best practice in rheumatology
• Leading the development of rheumatology nursing practice
• Promoting the nature, scope and value of rheumatology nursing
• Educating nurses and health care professionals and improving the quality of compassionate patient care
• Influencing changes in rheumatology that will benefit both patients and nurses

• Rheumatology Forum Annual Report 2025

• Reviewing the guidance for ‘Administering Subcutaneous Methotrexate for Inflammatory Arthritis’
• Member powered webinars exploring fresh, trending topics in rheumatology nursing.

• A Competency Framework for Rheumatology Nurses
• Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) and Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs
  

The RCN and its forums are invited to participate in many cross working and multidisciplinary workstreams. Below are a selection of some of the activities that members of the Rheumatology Nursing Forum are involved in on your behalf.

• . Members of the forum represent the RCN and the nursing voice on various BSR committees.

This webinar brings together members of the Rheumatology Forum to share insights on quality improvement, leadership, transition, and practical strategies for maintaining wellbeing and resilience in the face of everyday nursing demands.

This webinar explores the important role of vaccination in protecting people living with rheumatic diseases who are receiving immunosuppressive therapies. Professor Abhishek, Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Nottingham and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, provides an adult rheumatology perspective, including key considerations for clinical practice.