Raising Awareness of Multiple Sclerosis
MS Awareness Week is about encouraging people to learn more about multiple sclerosis. So what is it exactly?
National Awareness Days .com explains what the condition is…….
In short: a progressive disease affecting the brain and spinal chord. The effects can vary from person to person. The different levels and symptoms are explained on the official website.
The Multiple Sclerosis Trust is calling for MS specialists at the heart of MS care during MS Awareness Week 2015 which takes place from  27 April–3 May.
This MS Awareness Week the trust says it is aiming to highlight the importance of MS specialist services and make sure everyone affected by MS can access the best possible care.
The simplest way to show your support is to visit the campaign page, sign up, and encourage others to do so too. The more people who support our campaign, the stronger case we can make for the needs for MS specialist nurses and therapists for everyone living with MS in the UK.
Mulstiple Sclerosis Trust provides information, education, research and support. The MS Trust is dedicated to making life better for people living with multiple sclerosis by providing free information to everyone affected by MS and by supporting the health professionals who work with multiple sclerosis.
There are over 100,000 people in the UK living with MS today. One hundred more are diagnosed every week.
MS is a lifelong condition that affects the central nervous system. People are most often diagnosed in their 20s and 30s. They have to manage a range of symptoms, make difficult decisions about treatments and face an unpredictable future.
This is why MS specialists – nurses, and physiotherapist and occupational therapists with special expertise in MS – are vital. They provide the expert, personal support people with MS need, across the range of symptoms, throughout their life with MS.
However, not everyone living with MS has access to MS specialists.
MS Trust research has identified a shortage of MS nurses. Many of them are supporting more than twice as many people with MS as is practical or sustainable. There is also a shortage of physiotherapists and occupational therapists with special expertise in MS, and our research shows there is an urgent need to highlight the importance of their work.
This means that many people living with MS can’t access the specialist care that can help them feel more in control of their health, stay active and stay in work and make the right choices for them
For more information go to National Awareness Days
Written by Rachel Harrison, speech and language therapist, on behalf of Integrated Treatment Services.
