Being in work matters - but many with RA struggle to find the kind of job they want and need. National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society's Ailsa Bosworth explains how employers can - and should - help.
“Work is central to human existence and the motive force for all economies. For individuals, it provides structure and meaning and is good for people’s health and wellbeing, as well as their financial health and prosperity. Moreover, work benefits families and is socially inclusive.”
Professor Dame Carol Black wrote these words in her report to Tony Blair’s government Working for a healthier tomorrow in 2008 - a year after NRAS’ first national survey and report on the ‘impact on work of rheumatoid arthritis’ (RA). Ten years on, in late 2017, NRAS published its second report Work Matters following a major survey of more than 1,200 people with RA.
NRAS is the only patient-led organisation exclusively providing help and support to all those living with RA and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in the UK. In our 2017 survey, over 60% of the respondents were in paid work, slightly higher than the number rep
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