Staff at Airedale Hospital are encouraging people to ‘go behind the smile’ to raise awareness of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an invisible illness that affects 690,000 people in the UK. If someone breaks their arm we can see their injury and understand their limitations. But for the millions of people who are living with an invisible […]

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Kelly Hayes-Head, Senior Rheumatology Nurse at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has received Highly Commended in the Patients’ Choice Awards from the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS). The awards were voted for online by patients who nominated health care professionals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help people with ankylosing spondylitis […]

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A rheumatology trio at Airedale Hospital are taking part in the starlight hike to boost funds for Manorlands. They are Kelly Hayes-Head, rheumatology nurse, of Skipton and secretaries Becky Miller, Silsden and Estelle Dean, of Barnoldswick. It is a 10k hike around Oxenhope and Bronte county on Saturday 3rd September. They are all fitness fanatics […]

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