For Healthcare Professionals – Articles
For Healthcare Professionals – Articles
Welcome to the act on axial SpA website - providing resources to reduce time to diagnosis in axial SpA. Explore our pages below, developed by healthcare professionals across various specialties. Think we are missing something relevant to your discipline? Please reach out to the Gold Standard team: goldstandard@nass.co.uk
Key Publications: public awareness
Key Publications: public awareness
With a lack of public awareness of the condition, many people may not attribute their symptoms to axial SpA.
We have curated some key publications that suggest a need to improve public awareness of axial SpA – to empower patients, reduce delay to diagnosis and ultimately improve long-term outcomes.
Key publications: Axial SpA in Primary Care
Here is where you will find out publications, papers of interest, research and articles that help in the recognition of axial SpA in Primary Care.
If you have any suggestions of papers to be added here, please contact goldstandard@nass.co.uk
Key publications: Axial SpA in secondary care
Key publications: Axial SpA in secondary care
Here is where you will find out publications, papers of interest, research and articles that help in the recognition of axial SpA in Secondary Care.
If you have any suggestions of papers to be added here, please contact goldstandard@nass.co.uk
Key Publications: Axial SpA in Rheumatology
Key Publications: Axial SpA in Rheumatology
Here is where you will find out publications, papers of interest, research and articles that help in the diagnosis of axial SpA once patients present to Rheumatology.
If you have any suggestions of papers to be added here, please contact goldstandard@nass.co.uk
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.
Symptoms starting slowly
Pain in the lower back
Improves with movement
Night time waking
Early onset (under 40)
