Service Development

The MS Trust has a range of tools and resources for health professionals and managers looking to develop MS services in line with best practice or to defend posts under threat.

MS Nurse Mapping 2021 report

Results from the 2021 MS Trust Nurse Mapping Survey. This report maps the provision of MS Specialist Nurses across the UK, updating similar work undertaken between 2014 and 2018.

TiMS self-reported assessment tool

The TiMS working group has produced an assessment tool for people with MS. It offers a patient centred approach, providing individuals an opportunity to self-evaluate their MS and to use this information during consultations with their MDT.

Capacity planning and business cases

MS Trust guidance for health professionals on evaluating and optimising current service capacity, markers of an effective MS service and how to write a strong business case.

Developing relapse services

The MS Trust's specialist guide for MS nurses and health professionals on developing and improving relapse services for people with MS.

Improving services for people with advanced MS

MS Trust report into improving services for people with advanced MS produced for health professionals as part of MS Forward View.

Improving the efficiency of DMD provision

The MS Trust used a workforce mapping approach to look at how MS nurse teams can manage and monitor an increasing number of people with MS on DMDs safely and efficiently.

Generating Evidence in MS Services

The MS Trust's Generating Evidence in MS Services (GEMSS) programme collected evidence about how care and health services work best for people with MS.

Pros and cons of using virtual appointments

Rachel Morrison, an experienced MS nurse who covers a remote area of Scotland, discusses her experience of running virtual appointments. Rachel talks through some of her success stories as well as the challenges she's faced and how she's overcome them.

More resources from the MS Trust

Defining the value of AHPS in MS

This report makes practical recommendations for commissioners designing MS services, for MS allied health professionals working in a changing environment, and for national organisations with an interest in developing MS services.

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Defining the value of MS Specialist Nurses

This report assesses the case for the value of MS specialist nursing and outlines the work needed to strengthen this case further. It is intended for all members of the MS community.

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Funding for MS services in England a practical guide

A straightforward guide for health professionals and managers in MS services to the complex commissioning arrangements for MS services in England.

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Neurology specialist nurses and multiple sclerosis

This briefing paper summarises the number of neurology nurses (covering MS along with other long-term neurological conditions), the benefits and challenges of the role from their perspective and issues related to supporting nurses in this role.

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