An interview with Riffat Tanveer: this year’s Raising the Bar poster runner-up
Neurologist Riffat Tanveer won the runner up award at this year’s Raising the Bar meeting for his poster looking at neurology trainee’s views on taking on MS as a subspecialty. ‘Of all the neurology subspecialities, MS is a booming landscape and management is very specialised.’ Riffat credits his own pursuit of MS as a subspeciality […]
An interview with Natasha Hoyle: this year’s Raising the Bar poster winner
What started as an intermodule project for an MS MasterClass has proven an invaluable source of information about the local disease-modifying treatment service, and the winning poster for this year’s Raising the Bar conference highlights some of Natasha’s findings in her second year of auditing. Natasha talked to us about the scale of the work, […]
Raising the Bar for MS: Looking to the future
The aim of Raising the Bar for MS as a national initiative has always been to raise the bar for the whole MS community. ‘To improve MS services for all people with MS and their families, and make delivering these services for all involved a rich and rewarding experience.’ Throughout this year’s conference, one theme […]
Interview with our platinum sponsor: Roche
As we deliver Raising the Bar for MS 2020, this year’s conference for the national programme to ‘raise the bar’ for all those living with MS and the healthcare professionals supporting them, we interviewed our platinum sponsor for the event. Ouali Omani, UK Squad Lead – MS from Roche, spoke about Roche’s ethos for patients […]
Last call for posters!
“Innovation comes only from readily and seamlessly sharing information rather than hoarding it.” ~ Tom Peters Last call for posters for Raising the Bar for MS – so please ‘readily and seamlessly’ share your information! We have extended the deadline date from today to Tuesday, 27 October to help you get in your submissions. If […]
Raising the Bar for MS 2020 – register now!
We’re counting down to Raising the Bar 2020 – just two weeks away now! The packed virtual programme will help us to reflect on the past, assess the present, and be inspired to change the future. With the coronavirus pandemic affecting our healthcare system, impacting the way we treat people already living with MS at […]
Registers are raising the bar: past, present… Future
Past: To better make sense of people’s experiences with MS so that we can best support them in their lives, we need better information. This was highlighted by numerous speakers at the earliest ‘Raising the Bar for MS’ event. The UK MS Register, was commissioned by MS Society and launched in 2011. Present: The Register […]
More real people doing real things to make a difference to those with MS
Raising the bar for MS: Past, present… Future It’s two weeks until the deadline for poster submissions for Raising the Bar 2020 and we need to hear your stories of how you have adapted or updated local services to support people during this last year. So many ways of working have had to change, and […]
The healthy lifestyle workstream is raising the bar: past, present… Future
Dr Agne Straukiene, consultant neurologist and lead for the healthy lifestyle workstream, gave us a quick soundbite of what her team has accomplished so far, and where they are headed in the future. Past: They have surveyed healthcare professionals to understand the current focus on healthy lifestyle practices and advice in clinics. There have been […]
Announcing our programme – ‘Raising the Bar for MS: Past, present… Future.’
The programme you’ve all been waiting for is finally here! This year, Raising the Bar for MS is focussing on looking back at where we’ve been, taking stock of our present circumstances and what we have learned in the past 6 months, and collectively reimagining a future which best meets the changing needs of those […]