The TiMS working group would like to thank Paru Naik and Tania Burge for their help during their time at MS Trust.
We are excited to welcome new members of TiMS: Emily Wilford, Hannah Jackson, Singhamati Hannah, Emma Tyrell, Anna Spriggings and Helen Cole.
Jody Barber is approaching the end of her tenure as co-chair of TiMS. She has been brilliant in her role and is keen to hand over to another physio or speech and language therapist who is interested in leading this enthusiastic group of professionals.
A new co-chair is now needed to join Susan Hourihan (occupational therapist) in leading the group. We hope to hand over the role at the next MS Trust conference in March 2026.
MS Trust conference will take place from 22-24 March 2026!
Registrations and poster competition entries are now open.
Please follow the steps below to register for conference:
1. Visit MS Trust conference webpage
3. Once you have received your bursary code via email, register for conference
4. Submit your poster and abstract
You may have noticed that MS Trust has a brand new look. In early October they were excited to launch their new brand identity along with a new organisational strategy.
The new strategy will focus on providing:
Expertise from every angle. For every MS. For everyday.
The purpose - we exist to give everyone living with MS the knowledge and confidence they need to feel more in control of their MS today and everyday.
The mission – we bring together expertise from every angle to help everyone feel more in control at their MS today and everyday.
TiMS is committed to supporting MS Trust's new strategy. As therapists, we are well placed to support their purpose with our expertise and knowledge.
Katrina Buchanan presented her findings on this during our latest meeting in London.
Recommended reading: Effects of Neurological Disorders on Bone Health (Kelly, Sidles and La Rue, 2020)
Recent studies:
Osteopenia to be 41.41%,
Osteoporosis to be 14.21%
Overall fracture to be 12.84%
Osteoporosis frequently remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in PwMS resulting in increased fracture risk and co-morbidity (Marrie at al, 2009).
TiMS will now look at an osteoporosis guidance based on Katrina Buchanan's presentation. This will be available on our webpages in the future.
Share your views. We want to know about your experiences as a healthcare professional.
We’re getting in touch to invite you to complete the final survey for our service mapping project 360 View.
This is the third survey in the series in which we are seeking your valuable views and experiences as a HP working with people with MS.
As you are working on the frontline of MS specialist care, your perspective is crucial in guiding the future of these services.
All the data we collect from this survey will be treated with care and in accordance with our privacy policy. We will not share it outside our organisation except as part of an anonymised and aggregated report.
You can complete the survey here.
Our MS Helpline is available to answer your questions about multiple sclerosis and life with the condition.
Call us for free on 0800 032 38 39
or email us at ask@mstrust.org.uk
We're here weekdays from 10am to 4pm, except UK bank holidays.
If you have a question for the TiMS working group, please email: therapistsinms@mstrust.org.uk
