{"id":332,"date":"2026-06-06T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/rheumatology\/useful-links\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:18:39","slug":"useful-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/rheumatology\/useful-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following are trusted sources of information related to rheumatology conditions and medications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arthritis-uk.org\/\">Arthritis UK | A future free from arthritis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/painconcern.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/painconcern.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retrainpain.org\/\">Home | Retrain Pain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/\">Our Services \u2013 NHS Lothian | Our Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrheum.org\/\">http:\/\/www.edrheum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disease-specific support groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nras.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nras.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Ankylosing&nbsp;Spondylitis Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nass.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/nass.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GCA and PMR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmrgcascotland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pmrgcascotland.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lupus UK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lupusuk.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lupusuk.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The British Sj\u00f6gren&#8217;s Syndrome Association (BSSA)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssa.uk.net\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bssa.uk.net\/default.asp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scleroderma &amp; Raynaud&#8217;s UK (SRUK)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sruk.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sruk.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Royal Osteoporosis Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theros.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/theros.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paget&#8217;s Association<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paget.org.uk\/information-support\/pagets-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/paget.org.uk\/information-support\/pagets-disease<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHS Research Scotland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk\/research-areas\/musculoskeletal-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk\/research-areas\/musculoskeletal-health<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrheum.org\/\">http:\/\/www.edrheum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following are trusted sources of information related to rheumatology conditions and medications Arthritis UK | A future free from arthritis https:\/\/painconcern.org.uk\/ Home | Retrain Pain Our Services &ndash; 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