News & stories

Stay in the know with the latest news, research and stories from the MS community. Find information on things that matter to you, from tips on managing symptoms, through to stories about different drugs and treatment options. Want to share your story with us? We'd love to hear from you.

26 April 2017

Driving with MS: What you need to know

After an MS diagnosis you’re bound to have worries about how the condition might impact your independence and freedom: will you still be able to do those ‘normal’ everyday things you always have done? One of the most common questions that our information team gets asked is: ‘Can I still drive?’ For most people with MS the answer is ‘Yes’, but there are some things you need to be aware of

24 April 2017

MS Trust report shows that emergency admissions for people with MS continue to rise

Emergency hospital admissions for people with MS are on the rise, according to new research published today by the MS Trust and Wilmington Healthcare. These cause distress for people with MS and cost the NHS millions, yet many of them could be avoided.

20 April 2017

MS Trust names first sites in specialist nurse funding programme and announces plans to fund a further six new posts in the next year

MS Trust names first sites in specialist nurse funding programme and announces plans to fund a further six new posts in the next year

10 April 2017

Gardening and MS: "Gardening helps me to unwind"

Iona Creedon, who was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago, has started a new blog all about gardening and MS called Gardening within liMitS. Here she talks about the inspiration behind it, reveals plans for her own garden, and shares some green-fingered wisdom.

23 February 2017

How the MS Trust is helping people with MS make services more accessible, responsive and supportive

A survey tool developed by the MS Trust as part of its GEMSS programme is enabling people with MS and MS teams work together to gather evidence and improve services

20 February 2017

Childhood MS: Mohammed's story

Mohammed, 17, was diagnosed with MS in 2013. The budding engineer tells us about his hopes for the future

20 February 2017

'It used to be diagnose and adios, but now there is so much we can do'

We caught up with Gail Clayton, Vicki Matthews and Megan Roberts, three of the first MS nurses, to hear their thoughts on how MS services have changed over the last 25 years, and the challenges we still face to ensure nobody has to manage MS alone

20 February 2017

Childhood MS: Eden's story

Eden, 15, first noticed symptoms of MS when she experienced double vision during a game of netball

17 February 2017

Celebrating 25 years of MS specialist nursing

In the last 25 years the MS specialist nurse workforce in the UK has grown from just two or three to over 200. Together these nurses have made a world of difference to the thousands of people in the UK living with MS, and we’ve trained and supported them every step of the way.

16 February 2017

"Live life to the fullest and accept any challenge that makes you look twice"

Trudi from Kent took part in our Jump in June skydiving month and raised around £1,000 to help fund the MS Trust’s work. Here she tells us why it meant so much to her to be able to take on this challenge.

14 February 2017

How could new technology change MS rehab therapy?

Dr Lorna Paul reports on how new technologies might make rehab more accessible, sociable and fun

7 February 2017

The diarist who made a literary classic from his life with MS

Journalist David Bradford had never seriously contemplated what it’s like to have multiple sclerosis before he chanced upon a second-hand copy of The Journal of a Disappointed Man by WNP Barbellion. Here he explains just who Barbellion was, and why his writing is so powerful.