Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network
The Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network (SPARN) was established in April 2009 to strengthen and develop specialist services for children with rheumatic conditions in Scotland.
The National Managed Clinical Network will support the service in improving standards of clinical care through the establishment of continuous quality improvement systems and processes. Priorities for the Network, within the first year of establishment, are:
- To undertake a service mapping exercise to identify actual service demand
- Develop standardised care pathways
- To support the development of the parent network
- Develop an education strategy to address identified needs
Rheumatic diseases are the biggest cause of disability in children in the UK. Proper diagnosis and early intervention can minimize both short and long term morbidity of these conditions. Changes in approach to treatment and available drug therapies over the last decade have resulted in dramatically improved outcomes. Children and young people with rheumatic conditions should now reasonably expect that their disease will be controlled and that they will enter adult life without disability.
Further informationcan be found on the external Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network website. National Services Division are not responsible for the content of any external sites.
Annual Report
The most recent annual report for the Network is available on the:
Contact details:
Dr Joyce Davidson, Lead Clinician
Mr Michael Durkin, Network Coordinator
Service contact address:
Yorkhill Network Office
Queen Mother's Hospital
Dalnair Street
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
National Services Division contacts:
To contact members of NSD staff, please visit our staff contacts page.
Catriona Johnson, Programme Manager
Louise Wilson, Assistant Programme Manager
Hannah Cornish, Programme Support Officer
