Click on the link for info from Sue Barnden re the MS Advice Line and Specialist Nurses team.
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July 100 club winners
July 100 club winners: Liz Brixey Dave Webb Linda Tierney Sharing prize fund of: £82.50
Alison Diamond will be running the London Marathon on Sunday 2nd October to raise funds for the MS Therapy Centre
Please sponsor her on the link below…………. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/alisoncdiamond There is a paper sponsorship form in Reception at the centre for those who do not with to sponsor online. Alison says; I will be running the 2022 London Marathon and am thrilled to be fundraising for the Oxfordshire MS Therapy Centre. It is a meaningful charity…
Free Laundry Service
MS Newsletter Spring Summer 2022
Dear Friends We are back in action at last. We held our first Open Day for two years and four months – and what a delight it was to see everyone. It has been a long time, but it was certainly worth waiting for, seeing everyone greeting each other like long-lost friends. We had a… Read more »
Autumn Covid Vaccine Booster
The UK Government has announced an autumn vaccine booster for Covid-19. You’re eligible for the autumn Covid vaccine booster if you’re: aged 50 and over aged 5 to 49 and in a clinical risk group. That includes including pregnant women and everyone with MS a household contact of someone with immunosuppression. You’re likely to be in this immunosuppressed group if… Read more »
ChariotMS Trial for people with advanced MS
Can cladribine slow worsening of arm and hand function in people with advanced MS? The ChariotMS Trial is currently testing if a drug called Cladribine can slow down the worsening of hand and arm function for people with more advanced progressive MS. There are currently no disease modifying therapies available for people with MS who… Read more »
MS Society Bladder, Bowel and MS Webinar
In this information webinar you will meet Noreen Barker, MS Consultant Nurse from The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery. Noreen will: • explain the different kinds of bladder and bowel symptoms that can occur in MS • explore how these can be treated and managed • look at what you can do to help… Read more »
SCAS declares critical incident due to current pressures (Monday, 11 July)
https://www.scas.nhs.uk/advice-for-the-public-as-scas-contends-with-significant-increase-in-pressure/
MS-UK Information Session – Posture and core exercise
This information session with Dr Gretchen Hawley (Physical Therapist and Multiple Sclerosis certified specialist) will focus on the importance of good posture and the link with core strength. Focusing first on posture, Dr Hawley will take a look on how improving common postural holding patterns in standing and sitting results in better function for daily activities… Read more »
