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<p>The Government recognises that long-term conditions, such as arthritis, can have
an impact on a person’s mental wellbeing. The guideline ‘Rheumatoid arthritis in adults:
management’, updated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
in 2018, sets out best practice in the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people
with rheumatoid arthritis. The guidance recommends that patients should be offered
psychological interventions (for example, relaxation, stress management and cognitive
coping skills to help them to adjust to living with their condition).</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s
guidelines represent best practice, are based on the available evidence and developed
through wide consultation. Although guidelines are not mandatory, when exercising
their judgement, National Health Service organisations and clinicians are expected
to take this guideline fully into account as best practice, alongside the individual
needs, preferences and values of their patients.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Five
Year Forward View for Mental Health, the expansion of Improving Access to Psychological
Therapies services now under way has a focus on helping people with long term conditions,
including conditions such as arthritis.</p>
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