Palliative care and MS
Appropriate high quality care and services should be made available to all people with MS throughout their lives. For some people with MS, palliative care provision will be an important part of the care they need. The National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions highlights the importance of palliative care provision for people with long-term neurological conditions.
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The MS Society has produced a guide for professionals on the palliative care needs of people with MS. This publication is currently under review and a new version will be available in late 2010. Download the current version of the guide here.![[pdf]](/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif)
National Council for Palliative Care
The MS Society is a member of the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), the umbrella organisation for all those who are involved in providing, commissioning and using palliative care and hospice services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. NCPC has published a neurological care pathway, which has been designed to support professionals in meeting the palliative needs of people with long-term neurological conditions. The MS Society is also a member of NCPC’s Dying Matters Coalition, which aims to raise awareness of dying, death and bereavement.
Further reading
- NHS End of Life Care Programme
- Department of Health End of Life Care Strategy (2008)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline on managing neuropathic pain (2010)
- Neurological Commissioning Support end of life care project in Bath and Northeast Somerset PCT
