By Marissa Green | Individual Giving and Legacies Manager
Thank you to all our generous donors who have contributed to the MS Trust 'Advancing MS Care' appeal. This appeal raised vital funds to support the implementation of more Advanced MS Champions across the UK, aiding the (approx.) 40,000 people living with advanced MS across the UK.
Above you can see a picture of Jess, Neil, and their daughter. Neil lives with advanced MS, and Jess relies on MS specialist health professionals to support their daily lives.
An ‘Advanced MS Champion’ is a specialist health professional (either a specialist nurse or therapist), working as a member of the MS Team whose focus is caring for people with advanced MS. This is usually a Band 7 MS ‘specialist practitioner’ role – someone with highly specialist knowledge and understanding of the needs of people living with advanced MS and their families.
An Advanced MS Champion will:
Crucially, they will help people with advanced MS live as independently as possible and improve their quality of life.
Our Advancing MS Care appeal raised almost £10,000 to support the salary, recruitment, implementation, training, and support of a new Advanced MS Champion in an NHS hospital. These vital funds will help the MS Trustrecruit and implement another three Advanced MS Champions before 2022, offering life-changing services to people living with advanced MS.
Together, we can be there for people with MS every step of their journey.
"Sometimes you have questions or needs (even after 8 years) and you're not sure if it's the GP, the neuro, the nurse or who it is that deals with it. That's where an Advanced MS Champion would be so beneficial. Having access to a specialist just for your condition would make this journey a whole lot easier." Sharon and Adam
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