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Diploma in MS Care

If you are a health or social care professional who would like to learn more about MS, you will be interested in our new professional diploma in MS care by distance learning.

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National Service Framework

National Service Framework for long-term conditions

NICE 2003

The NICE Guideline on management of Multiple Sclerosis in primary and secondary care

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Publications and Resources

This section aims to provide a number of useful resources for professionals working in the field of MS.

A guide to MS for GPs and primary care professionals - new edition!

Cover of MS Guide for GPs  Second edition of the popular guide to MS for anyone working in primary care.

This revised, online edition has an easy-to-print pdf format. Active links and bookmarks make it simple to navigate online.

Download the guide, Read codes, toolkits, questionnaires and templates  

Running an MS Information Course - Getting to Grips

This is a guide for MS Society volunteers and staff, and health and social care professionals. It sets out a framework and step-by-step guide for running two types of courses:

  • Getting to Grips with MS: for newly diagnosed, their family and friends
  • Symptom Management: for people who have had MS for some time, their families, friends and carers


You can download the booklet and the sample forms below

Running an MS Info course - Getting to Grips

Running an information course – sample forms 

MS and Palliative Care - A Guide for health and social care professionals

This publication is based on a study of palliative care and MS developed by King's College Hospital and funded by the MS Society. It is aimed at health and social care professionals, and promotes the better integration of palliative care, neurology and neuro-rehabilitation to optimise the quality of life for people with advanced MS.

You can download your copy via the link above.

Unfortunately, there are no more hard copies available. 

NEW to download - Helping you explain MS

Helping you explain MS  Helping you explain MS is an educational resource for MS specialist nurses, neurologists and other healthcare professionals who want to explain the basic biology of the condition to people with MS.

Helping you explain MS (1559 kb) [pdf]
 

Introducing MS DVD

Image of David Potter reading  Introductory DVD for people who are newly diagnosed. Available to order or to watch online. 

MS Society Library Services

  These include free weekly and monthly current awareness services for professionals, and access to the library database which contains web links to the full text of many documents relating to MS. 

Free Publications

Free Publications
 

DVD Caring for people with MS in the Community

The MS Society DVD 'Caring for People with MS in the Community' is a training resource for health and social care staff. 

Support Materials

The MS Society produces a variety of information aimed at people affected by MS. This information can help to support professionals, particularly when people want detailed information 

Key References

A list of key references and resources for all types of MS professionals. Includes listings of journals, reviews of publications, official documents, and links to useful websites.