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An indicator of health literacy and numeracy of patients in your area (England)

NHS England has launched a health literacy geodata tool, giving clinicians and ...
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2025 Healthcare Professionals’ Consensus Statement for action on health and work

Improving health and work outcomes for the over 20 million people with musculosk...
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New Hospital Programme (England): Plan for implementation (January 2025)

Following the 2024 General Election, the Government undertook a review of the Ne...
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National elective access policy (England)

NHS England has published a policy document setting out national elective access...
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We have become aware of a number of adverts on social media, especially Facebook, linking the British Orthopaedic Association to Bee venom products.

Please note that the BOA does not endorse or recommend the use of any Bee venom product in the treatment of orthopaedic conditions and we have no association with these organisations.

Membership

The British Orthopaedic Association supports 5,000 members throughout the UK and internationally. By bringing together all those working in trauma and orthopaedic surgery we aim to provide national leadership and a unifying focus supporting our members to deliver excellence in patient care. 

We have membership categories tailored to suit all career stages and types of professional involved in the trauma and orthopaedic workforce, with a variety of membership benefits.

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Courses and Events

See below for the upcoming courses and events from the BOA and you can see more events on our Events Calendar.

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BOA Future Leaders Programme

Applications for the 2025-26 Future Leaders Programme are now open! The BOA’s vi...
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Training Orthopaedic Trainers Course (TOTs)

The BOA TOTs course is now running entirely online as V-TOTs. The programme has ...
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STONe SAS Webinars - Portfolio Pathway

A recording of the webinar 'T&O Research and SAS Surgeons: How Do They Fit?' is ...
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AI in Orthopaedics and MSK 2024

The 2024 AI in Orthopaedics and MSK Conference was held on 19th and 20th Decembe...
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