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The Early Osteoarthritis of Hip and Knee PSP is managed by a Steering Group and is chaired by an independent advisor from the James Lind Alliance.
The Steering Group includes individual patient/carer representatives as well as representatives from advocacy groups, research funders and clinicians.
The role of the Steering Group is to develop and implement a Project Protocol that sets out the plans for the PSP. The Steering Group is committed to producing a prioritised list of unanswered questions about early osteoarthritis of hip and knee.
I am the founder and retired director of the parent and patient support group STEPS, a charity for people with lower limb conditions. I became involved with research projects for children and young people though STEPS.
Just before I retired from STEPS I was diagnosed with early osteoarthritis of the hip. I will use my own experience and my association with STEPS to contribute to this project.
The Partnership and the priority setting process is supported and guided by: