Recent Fundraising Events

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Thanks again to our most recent event organisers:

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Vera and Graeme A.(garden party, £360)
Andy & Julia G.(choir evening, over £600)
Dave H. (pub quiz night, ~£1200)

Jam Jars wanted

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Jam Jars wanted……. If you have any jam jars with metal lids, Mark Walker will pay 10p for each.  Bring into the Centre.

Have your say on the NICE quality standard for MS

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Source MS Trust:

Calling all people with MS and health professionals! We need your help to shape our response to a consultation on the key areas for improving services for people with MS.

Following the publication last year of the NICE Guideline for the management of MS in primary and secondary care (Clinical Guideline 186), NICE is now consulting on the key priorities that will help drive service improvement and improve outcomes for people with MS. These are set out in the draft NICE quality standard Multiple sclerosis in adults: diagnosis and management.  Read on. 

Plegridy approved for NHS in Wales

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Source MS Trust:

Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a) has been approved as a treatment for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis on the NHS by the Welsh drug regulator the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG).

Plegridy should be available on the Welsh NHS within three months, so neurologists should be able to prescribe it from late October 2015. Plegridy was approved for NHS treatment in Scotland in January. The regulatory bodies for England (NICE) and Northern Ireland have not yet considered Plegridy.  Read on. 

Wheelchair services in England ‘are failing’

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Source BBC:

One of Great Britain’s most successful Paralympians has said wheelchair services across England are failing on every level.

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has launched a new national charter to improve services across the country.  Read on.

Reply please!

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I am in discussions with Nuala Reeves (MS Nurse) about the possibility of regular visits to the Centre.  I would like to know what you would like from a session. Would you like a 15 minute one-to-one appointment, or longer?  Every 3 months, or longer?  Would you prefer a drop in clinic?  What exactly would you benefit from?
This needs to work for you, so please say what you want and as many replies as possible please so I can show the interest and really try and get this up and running.
Sue

Branded MS Clothing for Sale

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We now have zipped fleeces with our logo on the front cost: £20, I have 2 in for viewing, if you would like to order please let me know.  Also new stock of light blue poloshirts, dark blue polos and dark blue sweatshirts.