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Contracts exchanged on sale of Brambles Respite Care Centre

Contracts have been exchanged to transfer Brambles Respite Care Centre in Surrey from our ownership to new providers MS Respite & Care Services Ltd - securing its future as a...
Tysabri to be trialled for secondary progressive MS

Scientists are soon to begin trials to test whether the licensed MS drug Tysabri could be used as an effective treatment for people with secondary progressive MS.
Social care in crisis: help lobby for change

A report published by a cross-party group of influential MPs has today found that people who rely on social care in England are being let down by fragmented and under-funded ser
ESA to stay limited to just one year

MPs have voted against the Lords' amendment to extend the time limit on Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) to two years. 332 MPs voted (against 266) in favour of...

Title	Publish date	Topics
Contracts exchanged on sale of Brambles Respite Care Centre	17 Feb 2012	Holidays, respite care, short breaks
Tysabri to be trialled for secondary progressive MS	10 Feb 2012	Secondary Progressive (SPMS), Treatments and therapies
Social care in crisis: help lobby for change	8 Feb 2012	Social care
ESA to stay limited to just one year	1 Feb 2012	Disability benefits, UK campaigns
MS pill Gilenya undergoing safety review	24 Jan 2012	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs), Treatment research
Fair deal for neurology: MS Society gives evidence	18 Jan 2012	Healthcare
Major charities call for pause on Welfare Reform Bill	17 Jan 2012	DLA
Lords vote against time limiting benefits	12 Jan 2012	ESA
DLA benefit reforms challenged by disability activists	11 Jan 2012	DLA
Another exciting MS stem cell discovery	6 Jan 2012	Treatment research, Stem cell therapy
MS Society appeal to NICE for MS pill	6 Jan 2012	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
Assisted dying law ‘inadequate’, says review	5 Jan 2012	Severely affected by MS
Transfer of Woodlands Respite Care Centre complete	4 Jan 2012	Holidays, respite care, short breaks
New MS Society Chairman	3 Jan 2012	About the MS Society
MS Society joins fight for better social care	3 Jan 2012	England campaigns, Social care

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