Focus on the workstreams: data
Understanding and using available data to drive insight and change Dr David Rog, consultant neurologist at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is the representative on the national ‘Raising the bar’ steering group and lead for this workstream. He will be joined by Hassan Chaudhury (Chief Commercial Officer, Health iQ) to co-chair the workstream meeting. Objectives: […]
Focus on the workstreams: Social determinants of health
How can we as healthcare professionals address social determinants of health? Gavin Giovannoni, Professor of Neurology at Barts and The London is the chair for the national ‘Raising the bar’ steering group and the lead for this workstream. Dr Helen Ford, consultant neurologist and MSologist at Leeds Teaching Hospital, will co-chair the workstream. ‘The social […]
Raising the bar for MS: Social determinants of health
Professor Gavin Giovannoni talks to us about health and wellbeing, and why this MS workstream will help tackle variance and raise the bar for people with MS. Gavin is the lead for this workstream – find out more about the workstream itself here or learn more about the background to this work. Why is addressing […]
Focus on the workstreams: Audit
What to measure, how to measure it and how to present the data in a useful way Jeremy Hobart, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Health Measurement at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry is the representative on the national ‘Raising the bar’ steering group and lead for this workstream. ‘Of course auditing will […]
Focus on the workstreams: Wellness and lifestyle
How to incorporate wellness and lifestyle interventions into clinical practice Dr Agne Straukiene, consultant neurologist at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, is a representative on the national ‘Raising the bar’ steering group and the lead for this workstream. ‘I want my patients to live a long, healthy and present life. That’s why I’m […]
Raising the bar for MS: Health and wellbeing
Dr Agne Straukiene talks to us about health and wellbeing, and why this MS workstream will help tackle variance and raise the bar for people with MS. Agne is the lead for this workstream – find out more about the workstream itself here or learn more about the background to this work. Why does ‘health […]
MS MasterClass 6.2 project winners announced!
Last night, Olivia Moswela was announced the winner of the MS MasterClass project for our 6th MS intermodule project awards. Olivia, who presented her work on infectious complications of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in MS, had carried out an audit into both pre-treatment screening and risk mitigation for the high-efficacy treatments available in her locality. Runner-up […]
Ocrelizumab now available for those with primary progressive MS
Ocrelizumab, the first disease-modifying treatment (DMT) to be proven in slowing down the progression of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), has finally been signed off for use at a clinical level. The DMT has been licensed for relapsing-remitting (RR) MS for almost a year, but despite being the first drug to show efficacy in the […]
Neurology Academy in the BJNN
The British Journal for Neuroscience Nursing (BJNN) have just published a piece on the national drive to address unwanted variance in multiple sclerosis (MS) services. The project was initiated at ‘the Way Forward’ event last year when the MS Academy, part of Neurology Academy’s umbrella organisation, organised and hosted a lively two day conference full […]
Poster submissions for the ‘MS Service Provision in the UK’ meeting
We are showcasing success stories of work across the country and providing a forum for sharing best practice. All MS centres with representatives at the ‘MS Service Provision in the UK: Raising the Bar’ meeting are invited to share an example. Please share how you have improved your local MS service and how others can […]