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Have your say: urgent and emergency care review in England
19 June 2013
NHS England has opened a consultation http://www.england.nhs.uk/uec-england/ on plans to improve urgent and emergency care services provided in England. They are working towards a framework of a better care system for when you need urgent care
MBE for the UK's first consultant MS nurse
18 June 2013
Everyone at the MS Trust would like to congratulate Bernadette Porter, who has been awarded an MBE for her work for people with multiple sclerosis.
No evidence of disease activity - new treatment goal
14 June 2013
With the introduction of new, more effective drugs for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, there has been a shift in treatment expectations from one of partial response to one of potential remission.
"The best thing I have ever done" Clare Wallace blogs about her 3 Cities Cycle Ride
14 June 2013
18 months ago Clare Wallace lost feeling in a leg and got the first inkling that she might have MS. A couple of weeks ago she cycled over 300 miles raising over £5,000 to support the work of the MS Trust. Here she explains how and why the journey began.
National Carers Week: 10-16 June
10 June 2013
Today saw the release of a new report 'Prepared to care?' to coincide with the launch of National Carers Week.
The value of specialist nurses
07 June 2013
The benefits of specialist nurses have been highlighted in two recent studies.
The impact of cognitive symptoms
07 June 2013
The impact of symptoms that affect thinking in multiple sclerosis has been highlighted by an international survey.
Small trial suppressing anti-myelin immune responses shows promise
06 June 2013
An initial safety study in nine people with MS indicates that this novel approach could be developed further.
Triathlon gold for Trish Deykin
06 June 2013
Triathlete Trish Deykin, who has MS, won a gold medal in the British Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships in Nottingham last weekend.
Volunteering for the MS Trust: get involved and help us support everyone affected by MS!
31 May 2013
Mark volunteers week 2013 by volunteering for the MS Trust at a Cards for Good Causes shop this Christmas
Today is World MS Day: help spread the word!
29 May 2013
Its not so long ago that we were busy spreading the word about MS Awareness Week in the UK. But today is our chance to lend our voices to the global chorus of World MS Day.
Can you help name our resource for people newly diagnosed with MS?
24 May 2013
The MS Trust is developing a new way to provide information about MS to people who have just been diagnosed. Can you help us name it?
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).
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.
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.
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: 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.
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!