Health and social care for MS
MS is unpredictable, which can make planning and accessing the right care difficult. This section explains more about healthcare, social care and residential care, and will help you get the best support for you.
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Why health and social care support is important
Your MS will change over time. What you need from services that look after your health will also change. The same goes for the support you need from social services. This will be true no matter what type of MS you have, or what stage it's at. Life with MS can be a challenge. Both you and whoever in your family supports you will need help with your health and social care needs. Find out what's available here.
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We’re here for you
Navigating and coming to terms with an MS diagnosis can be hard. Our MS Help service is here with trusted information and personalised support to help you navigate every step of the way.
We’re making it easier for you to navigate living with MS by putting all the information and resources you need in one place. So you can understand and manage MS, live well and stay connected.
You can contact us by phone, email, on social media or through our new webchat facility. So now it’s easier than ever to access the support you need, when and how you need it.
Speak to someone who knows relapsing MS
Our free MS Help service is here for everyone living with MS. We're here to help you understand and manage MS, with information you can trust. We can help you to live well, with personalised support for everyday needs. And we can help you to stay connected and build your community, with our regional and national networks.
We’re making it easier for you to navigate living with MS by putting all the information and resources you need in one place. You can contact us by phone, email, on social media or through our new webchat facility. So now it’s easier than ever to access the support you need, when and how you need it.
Get support with secondary progressive MS
Our free MS Help service is here support you navigating secondary progressive MS.
We're a mix of paid staff and volunteers, MS nurses, benefits and legal specialists, health and social care and fitness experts. With trusted information and personalised support, we’re here to help you manage and understand MS, live well and stay connected.
You can contact us by phone, email, on social media or through our new webchat facility. So now it’s easier than ever to access the support you need, when and how you need it.
Get support with primary progressive MS
Our free MS Help service is here support you navigating primary progressive MS.
We're a mix of paid staff and volunteers, MS nurses, benefits and legal specialists, health and social care and fitness experts. With information you can trust and personalised support, we’re here to help you manage and understand MS, live well and stay connected.
You can contact us by phone, email, on social media or through our new webchat facility. So now it’s easier than ever to access the support you need, when and how you need it.
Get support as a friend, family member or carer
Supporting someone with MS can be lonely. Our MS Help services are here for everyone affected by MS, including friends and family. Visit our MS Help Hub and find out about the services we offer and information and support we can provide.
We’re here to help everyone understand and manage the complexities of MS. To help you live well with every day support. And stay connected through our national and local networks, online and in person.
You can reach us by phone, email or start a conversation wherever you see the webchat icon.
Speak to someone who knows MS
Our free MS Help services are here for everyone affected by MS.
We can provide trusted information so you can understand and manage MS. Personalised support and guidance for everyday living so you can live well. And help you connect with others by finding, growing and maintaining your MS community, in person and online.
You can talk to us in confidence by phone or our new webchat facility from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) and email us any time. Explore our services or start a conversation by visiting our MS Help Hub.
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About us
We’re the MS Society – a community of people living with MS, scientists, campaigners, volunteers and fundraisers.
We understand what life’s like with MS, and we support each other through the highs, lows and everything in between.
And we’re driving research into more – and better – treatments. For everyone.
Together, we are strong enough to stop MS.