Health Professionals Blog

Featured in this feed are blogs written for and by health and social care professionals working with people affected by MS.

Topics covered include everything from service development to care for people with advanced MS, from use of technology in MS care to career development for MS specialists. Would you like to write a blog for us? Do you have any ideas for topics you'd like to see? Get in touch and let us know!

Introducing MS Trust funded MS nurse, Blessing.

Introducing Blessing, who is an MS nurse funded by the MS Trust Specialist Nurse Programme.

Supporting smoking cessation for your MS patients

We've created and collected a variety of information resources you might want to share with your MS patients who wish to quit smoking.

New respiratory issues aid from TiMS (Therapists in MS)

TiMS is delighted to announce the launch of their new document: Respiratory issues and multiple sclerosis (MS) – a consensus of evidenced-based and expert-opinion management options.

New MS annual review tools from TiMS (Therapists in MS)

TiMS (Therapists in MS) is delighted to announce the launch of two new tools to support health professionals who carry out MS annual reviews.

TiMS revised competency framework now available

The Therapists in MS (TiMS) working group has recently updated its competency framework. The new 2022 framework, which includes current evidence, expert opinion and best practice, is designed to help therapists identify their learning needs and document their learning journey.

Ruth’s Lockdown Project: Home MSU test kit

When the pandemic hit, Ruth Stross, MS Nurse Specialist in the Surrey Downs Community Neurorehabilitation Team, was able to identify a simple initiative to improve care for people with MS. She designed and developed a simple mid-stream urine (MSU) test kit to be posted out for people with MS to do at home.

We Say Goodbye to Megan

Our very own Megan Roberts, Head of Health Professionals Programmes, is leaving us to pursue exciting retirement projects – join us as we take a minute to appreciate all of her outstanding achievements.

Five ways to make the most of a virtual conference

The MS Trust Virtual Conference 2021 begins in a couple of weeks. Here we've compiled a few tips to help you make the most out of it.

How telemedicine has become our "new normal"

Health professionals are having to come up with new and innovative ways to support people with MS. Here, Tania Burge writes about how she's been delivering physio to her patients virtually and what's she learnt from this new way of working.

Sexual dysfunction in MS: how we can help as Health Professionals

How can MS Health Professionals provide a safe, constructive space in which to discuss the problems people may be experiencing around sex, sexuality and intimacy? Nicki Abel, Lesley Catterall, and Denise Middleton, MS specialist nurses, are here to help

Advanced MS Champions launch event

Daisy Doncaster - Programme Officer for the MS Trust Advanced MS Champions Programme - reports from the House of Lords on 20 February, when the MS Trust formally launched this vital project.

Policy and MS: February 2018

A blog post intended for Health Professionals working in MS, to provide relevant policy information and updates in February 2018.
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