Bringing MS to work: conversations, challenges, and vocational rehab

14 October 2024

Are you wondering how to stay productive while managing MS? Perhaps you are looking for ways to disclose your diagnosis without derailing your career?  Then join us as we delve into the topic of MS at work.

Hosts Nick and Helena explore the impact of Multiple Sclerosis in the workplace and share strategies for Bringing Your MS to Work.

We have a jam-packed show with four fantastic guests:

• Dr. Blanca de Dios Pérez, a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, who shares her research aimed at helping people with MS stay in the workforce for as long as they choose with the help of vocational rehab.
• Amy and Sam from the charity “MS Together” discuss their personal journeys with MS in the workplace and the supportive conversations they have been having within their community.
• Jane, recently diagnosed with MS, shares  her experience of revealing her diagnosis at work,

Tune in to hear these stories and get some ideas in managing MS in your  workplace. Let’s bring your MS to work!

Episode notes

• Working life with MS - information from the MS Trust
• Working life and MS - Podcast from MS Trust
• Bring your MS To work Campaign - Fundraising campaign from MS Trust
• Volunteer at the MS Trust
• MS Together - MS charity for young people with MS

Other work related information 

• Legal advice - information from the MS Trust
• Equality Act - information from the MS Trust
• Workplace mediation - service for employment disputes
• Law Centres Network - offer legal advice, casework and representation
• Rights at work - Citizens Advice
• Access to work - GOV.UK
• Acas - gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice