Symptom Management Workshops

Fatigue Management Workshops

These workshops are run by MS Specialist Nurses and are held periodically. Fatigue Management Workshops are an excellent resource for those people with MS who experience chronic fatigue. It's been estimated that around 97% of MS patients experience this debilitating symptom. The aim of the workshop is to teach coping strategies to help minimise the effects of fatigue on daily living.

Fatigue can be a very difficult symptom to explain to family and friends, so for that reason, people with MS are invited to bring members of their family or a friend along with them to the workshop.

The workshops are a good opportunity to meet others who are experiencing similar symptoms.

Next Fatigue Management Workshop at 10.00am on Friday 23rd March

If you would like to take part or would like more information please do not hesitate to contact the Centre on 01227 470 876.

Cognition Management Workshop

Cognition refers to memory and thinking. It describes the way we:

  • focus, maintain and divide attention
  • learn and remember new things
  • think, reason and solve problems
  • plan, carry out and monitor our own activities
  • understand and use language
  • recognise objects, assemble things together and judge distances

Not everyone with MS experiences problems with congnition but mild difficulties are common. The Cognition Workshops run by an MS Specialist Nurse will teach a person how to manage this symptom more effectively. This workshop is also open to the families and friends of people with MS.

Forthcoming Cognition Management Workshop TBA

If you would like to take part or would like more information please call the Centre on 01227 470 876.

Expert Patients Programme

The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a self management programme for people who are living with a long-term health condition. The aim is to support people by:

  • increasing their confidence
  • improving their quality of life
  • helping them manage their condition more effectively

The EPP is a NHS initiative that was launched in 2002 to help patients with a long-term health condition to take control of their lives. The EPP is a lay-led programme, delivered by trained tutors. The basis of the programme is a training course that teaches people how to manage their condition by using five core skills:

  • problem solving
  • decision making
  • making the best use of resources
  • developing effective partnerships with healthcare providers
  • taking appropriate action

These programmes are run by the NHS on an annual basis at the Centre. To find out more, or to check if there is a programme running in your area call Jane Reynolds EPP Co-ordinator on 01233 667808 or check out the EPP website www.echcommunityservice.nhs.uk and click on the video tab to hear some feedback from people who have taken part in the programme.

The next prgramme will be commencing in June - please call the Centre on 01227 470 876 or Jane Reynolds to book your place.

 

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