News file
Cavendish review of Care and Healthcare assistants what we said
22 May 2013
The government launched a review, headed up by Camilla Cavendish, into how healthcare and care assistants should be trained, and whether they should be formally regulated, the way that doctors and nurses are.
NHS physiotherapy provision is not meeting the needs of people with MS
21 May 2013
A recently published study carried out an in-depth analysis of the views of people with MS on physiotherapy services. The researchers evaluated comments made on physiotherapy provision from the 2008 MS Trust/Royal College of Physicians audit of MS services in England and Wales.
Kayaker with MS completes Land's End to John O'Groats
21 May 2013
Glyn Brackenbury, who has MS, spent just over a month kayaking from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise funds for the MS Trust. He reached the end of his journey safely in John O'Groats yesterday (20 May).
Good luck to our team of super heroes!
17 May 2013
Good Luck to our team of 38 super heroes who will be running 5k or 10k on Sunday in London's Regents Park, in aid of the MS Trust.
A brush with fate: why Brian Palmer is contributing to the MS Trust's Secret Art Show
14 May 2013
Fate tapped me on the shoulder in a room at the National Gallery in Londons Trafalgar Square.
Blog: How the MS Trust is working to safeguard the future of MS nurses - and why we need your help
02 May 2013
This year the MS Trust is raising funds to safeguard the future of MS nurses. We want to make the tools developed in our GEMSS project, helping MS services demonstrate their impact, available to all nurses. But we need your help.
My Super Nurse 2013: the winners!
01 May 2013
The voting has closed, the nominations have been counted and we're now ready to announce the winners of our 'My Super Nurse' award 2013.
Blog: Being Bold in Blue for MS Awareness Week
30 April 2013
This MS Awareness Week, we are encouraging our supporters to Be Bold in Blue to help us raise awareness and vital funds. What are you doing to Be Bold in Blue this week? Please let us know and send in your photos so that we can share them at the end of the week.
Disparities across the UK in access to MS services
30 April 2013
A new report published this week to coincide with MS Awareness Week has once again highlighted the major disparities that people with MS face across the UK when it comes to accessing services.
Jackie and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen kick off MS Awareness Week on ITV
29 April 2013
Were very grateful to our patrons Jackie and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who appeared on ITVs Lorraine show this morning, talking about MS Awareness Week.
Welcome to MS Awareness Week 2013!
29 April 2013
Today marks the official start of this years MS Awareness Week. However for the small team here at the MS Trust, and for many of our supporters, preparations have been going on for quite some time.
PML reported with psoriasis drug similar to BG-12
25 April 2013
Four cases of PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) have been found in people taking a drug similar to BG-12, a new treatment for MS.
London Marathon 2014 ballot opens on Monday 29 April
25 April 2013
If you would like to run the 2014 London Marathon to support people with multiple sclerosis, don't forget to enter the public ballot for a place when it opens on Monday. You can also apply for a Gold Bond charity place with the MS Trust.
Blog: Fiona Mullan is our latest Super Nurse nominee
22 April 2013
Todays Super Nurse is Fiona Mullan. In 2003 Fiona was appointed MS Nurse Specialist at the Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland, becoming the first MS nurse in Northern Ireland outside of Belfast.
Thank you to our London Marathon runners
22 April 2013
We'd like to say a big thank you and well done to everyone who took part in the London Marathon yesterday in support of the MS Trust.
Blog: Jayne Roberts on being nominated as a Super Nurse
15 April 2013
Our latest Super Nurse nominee is Jayne Roberts, MS specialist nurse at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
Blog: Margaret Topping on being nominated as a Super Nurse
10 April 2013
In the lead up to MS Awareness Week 2013, which runs from 29 April2 May, were focusing on some of the people who are contenders to become this years MS Super Nurse.
MS Trust funds research into the transition to secondary progressive MS
05 April 2013
The MS Trust is putting out a call for research proposals that will examine peoples experiences of the change to secondary progressive MS.
Recruitment of MS nurse specialist in East Sussex agreed after the MS Trust highlighted the importance of the role
03 April 2013
Following campaigning by the MS charities, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has agreed to advertise and recruit an MS Nurse Specialist to cover the Hastings and Rother area.
MS drugs move closer to licence
22 March 2013
Teriflunomide (Aubagio) and BG12 (Tecfidera) have moved closer to being licensed following a decision by a committee of the European drug regulator.
Blog: Pauline Shaw on being nominated as a Super Nurse
22 March 2013
With just over a month to go before MS Awareness Week (29 April-2 May) our Super Nurse campaign is hotting up. Weve been blown away by the response. Read the full article
Blog: Specialist nurses and Quality Standards
14 March 2013
Specialist nurses are continually under threat in MS. Ensuring that everyone with MS has access to an MS is one of the core principles of the MS Trust.
High levels of salt in the diet may be a factor in causing MS
07 March 2013
Studies in laboratory models suggest that salt may be a contributory factor to the onset of MS and other autoimmune conditions.
Review published on cognitive symptoms - how MS can affect memory, concentration and attention span
07 March 2013
About half of people with MS have cognitive difficulties at some time.
Blog: Describing fatigue to others
05 March 2013
What is it like to have fatigue (it is really awful) and how can we explain fatigue to others who have never experienced it? (almost impossible)
Blog: Super Nurse nominee to pedal to Paris
27 February 2013
An MS Nurse from Sheffield who is in training for a sponsored cycle from London to Paris, has been nominated for our Super Nurse Award. This award recognises nurses who make a real difference for people with multiple sclerosis.
Spy Catcher frontman releases charity single in tribute to his father
12 February 2013
Steve Sears, vocalist and guitarist from the Watford-based rock band Spy Catcher has released a charity single in tribute to his father who had multiple sclerosis.
Over £300,000 raised last year by our runners
10 January 2013
In 2012, 555 of our supporters took part in sponsored runs and collectively raised £308,186 for the MS Trust. This is enough to cover the cost of all the publications we sent out last year to people with MS and health professionals. Thank you to all our runners, your hard work really does make a difference!