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Find out about how making adjustments to your home can ensure it continues to suit you and your life with MS.

This guide is for family, partners or friends caring for someone who has advanced MS. Being there for someone with MS is an incredibly valuable thing to do, with its own rewards. But it can have a major impact on you and your family. We’ve talked to carers about how they manage. This handbook brings into one place what they’ve learned.

MS is treated by drugs called disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Among the DMTs is a drug called alemtuzumab which is sold under the brand name Lemtrada.

This factsheet outlines some of the most common forms of emotionalism, what to do if you think you – or a friend or family member – is experiencing these symptoms and how they can be managed.

Balance problems are a common symptom of MS but affect people in very different ways. This booklet explains what can happen to your balance if you have MS and suggests ways to manage any difficulties.

MS can have a big impact on your finances. If you've got MS, or you're a carer for someone who has, it's worth checking if you can claim any benefits, tax credits or other help such as cheaper travel or help with fuel costs.

It can be difficult to deal with your feelings and to know what you need to do first when someone close to you dies. This factsheet will provide you with the support you’re likely to need.

MS is treated by drugs called disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Among the DMTs is a drug called beta interferon.

The Carers Checklist is a simple list looking at the things that carers have said are important in making their community carer friendly. This is a supportive tool for carers and others to use to determine whether local services are providing carers with the help they need.

If you are on DLA and concerned about the changeover to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), this factsheet gives the basic information you need.

Get information about Claiming Disability Living Allowance

This is a guide to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), the benefit that many people with MS claim if they are unable, or find it difficult, to work.

PIP is a benefit that can help cover the extra costs you may face if you need help doing everyday tasks or find it difficult to get around outside your home.

Many people with MS use complementary and alternative medicine at some time. Many believe these therapies help to relieve some of the symptoms of MS but others give them up because they feel no benefit.

This 4-page factsheet has information about multiple sclerosis and coronavirus (COVID-19).

There are many claims made about how diet can help you manage your MS, but it can be hard to know what evidence backs up these claims.

MS is treated by drugs called disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Among the DMTs is a drug called dimethyl fumarate sold under the brand name Tecfidera.

Disease modifying therapies (DMTs) are not a cure for MS, but they can reduce your number of relapses and slow down how fast your disability gets worse.

For a child with any chronic health condition like MS, the repercussions of missing a lot of school, or having difficulties at school, can be far reaching. This factsheet describes some of the common issues and how to manage them.

Attending school or college can, at times, be difficult for pupils with a long-term condition such as MS. This factsheet is intended as a guide to the services and support that are available in Scotland to pupils, teachers, parents, schools and colleges.