MS Awareness Week 2026

MS Awareness Week 2026 runs from 20 - 26 April. We're once again working with other MS charities to encourage everyone to raise awareness of MS.

Theme for this year

This MS Awareness Week, we’re challenging the assumptions surrounding multiple sclerosis—and highlighting the harm these misconceptions can cause for people living with the condition. To better understand the real experiences behind these assumptions, we surveyed the MS community, gathering insights that have helped shape and strengthen this campaign. Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing personal stories, information and resources that shed light on the misunderstandings people with MS face, and the real-life consequences these assumptions can have.

Living with MS is not easy. We want to encourage everyone to pause, listen and learn about MS before saying something that might hurt or offend someone living with it. Think you know MS? It’s time to think again.

Who takes part in MS Awareness Week?

For MS Awareness Week, we're excited to be partnering with some of the UK's biggest MS charities. We are working alongside :

MS Society
MS Together
MS-UK
Neuro Therapy Network
Overcoming MS
Shift.ms
Talks with MS

All of these charities will be part of the conversation, working together to spread awareness.

Resources

Resources will be available soon for you to download and share to help raise awareness and take part in MS Awareness Week.

In the meantime, head to our A-Z of MS to find support for any aspect of life with MS.

Visit the A-Z of MS

On this page

Telling people about your MS

This booklet answers the most commonly asked questions about discussing your MS with other people in your life, such as family members, close friends and work colleagues.

Telling people at work that you have MS

This booklet guides you through disclosing an MS diagnosis at work. It provides a template to share your experience and symptoms with your employer.

How to explain fatigue to others

How do you explain this difficult invisible symptom to someone who doesn't have MS? We help you share how it feels.

Support groups

There is an ever growing range of social media groups, blogs, forums and discussion groups where people with MS can share experiences, make connections and ask questions.

Telling people about your MS

When you have just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, you will need to think about who to tell, when to tell them and how much to tell them.

Talking with friends and family

MS can affect personal relationships in many ways but it need not interfere with developing and maintaining connections with other people, including friends, family, partners and work colleagues.

Speaking with children and teenagers

MS affects not only you, but those around you as well. When is the right time to discuss your MS with your children? How should you open the conversation?

Working life

Find out more about how to explain MS to employers, legal rights under the Equality Act, and how to take care at work.

Support MS Awareness Week

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About the MS Trust

We're a UK charity dedicated to providing expert support. For every MS, for every day. Find out more about what we're doing to support people with multiple sclerosis.