SpArking change for patients with psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis in the UK: results from a UK Delphi consensus study
This UK Delphi consensus highlights expert agreement that best practice care for PsA and axial SpA should centre on patient empowerment, supported by multidisciplinary teams, education and equitable access to treatments. Implementing personalised, holistic care models has the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare burden. Further research should validate these recommendations with patients and explore strategies for their integration into National Health Service practice.
Authors
- Ben Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0481-279X)
- Elena Nikiphorou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-3726)
- David Crosbie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1269-9790)
- Philip Helliwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-9105)
- Pauline Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-7195)
- Andrew J. Pothecary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-4159)
- Raj Sengupta
- Antoni Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2323-8161)
Institutions
- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (GB)
- Royal Cornwall Hospital (GB)
- Royal United Hospital (GB)
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rheumatology Advances in Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkag005
- Primary Topic
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00