By Laura Percival | Fundraising Officer
With more than 50 people being diagnosed with MS every week in the UK, and with new treatment options developing all the time, the MS Trust’s information team is receiving more enquiries than ever before. Enquiries are up 16% on this time last year.
People contact us by phone, email, post and even via Facebook and Twitter to ask all kinds of questions about life with MS. Sometimes we can answer straight away; sometimes we will need to do some additional research, but either way we will find them the information they need, based on the latest evidence available.
The MS Trust is the only place that offers a service like this and we have recently been certified with The Information Standard from the Department of Health to acknowledge the quality of the information we provide. Good information has been shown to increase confidence and involvement in making decisions, reduce isolation and anxiety, and improve clinical outcomes.
Thank you for supporting this service, which makes a real difference to the lives of people with MS.
“The MS Trust has opened up a world of information and contacts. You feel welcome whatever your issue or question. At times MS can be extremely hard on every family member, however the Trust's Open Door newsletter always sat on the table, looking quite dog-eared by the time the next one comes along. Thank you for being there.” Naomi-Jane, who was diagnosed with MS in 1998
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