Source BBC: A Scottish GP and former government advisor is facing charges of misconduct over his treatment of a number of patients, including a child. Dr Tom Gilhooly runs the Essential Health Clinic in Glasgow which offers alternative treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune conditions. Read on.
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Have your say on the NICE quality standard for MS
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),… Read more »
Plegridy approved for NHS in Wales
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… Read more »
Wheelchair services in England ‘are failing’
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.
Independent Living Fund: What is going to happen now?
Source BBC: Started in 1988, the Independent Living Fund (ILF) has provided financial support to people with disabilities across the UK. From Wednesday, 1 July, it will no longer exist in England, while Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have made different plans for the fund. ILF users in England have been protesting since the closure… Read more »
Professor Alastair Compston given prestigious research award
Source MS Society: Professor Alastair Compston has been awarded the first ever ‘Richard and Mary Cave Award for Services to People with multiple sclerosis’. Professor Compston’s commitment and perseverance from the early 1990s led to the development of Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) – one of the most effective first line treatments ever approved for MS. For some… Read more »
People with disabilities should get more state money, says UK public
Source MS Society: Disabled people should not have their benefits cut – in fact they should receive more support from the state, according to an MS Society survey. A poll of 1,000 people by One Poll found that 67% agreed disabled people should receive more financial support from the state, to help them live independent… Read more »
Study reveals brain network responsible for cognitive changes in multiple sclerosis
Source EurekAlert:JULY 8, 2015 – DALLAS, TX – An estimated 2.3 million individuals are living with multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. Approximately half of all individuals with MS experience changes in cognition such as impaired concentration, attention, memory, and judgment. The underlying brain basis for these deleterious effects has been largely elusive. New findings published yesterday… Read more »
MS Society responds to High Court ruling on unlawful PIP delays
Source MS Society: MS Society responds to High Court ruling on unlawful PIP delays In a landmark case today, a high court judge declared that the delays experienced by two disabled people waiting for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were “not only unacceptable… but…unlawful”. Read on.
Blank Faces – Understanding emotions in MS
Source MS Society: Do you have trouble interpreting emotions – your own or those of others? Well you’re not alone. A recent MS Society funded project has shed some light on the influence MS can have on emotions and how this could be managed. Read on.
