Society Phone numbers
National Multiple Sclerosis Society The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is dedicated to supporting people with MS and securing the care they need in their everyday lives. It is also a major fundraiser for research into MS.
National Help Line
MS Society Freephone: 0808 800 8000
Mon - Fri: 9.00am - 9.00pm
E-mail:helpline@mssociety.org.uk
National Help Line
MS Society Freephone: 0808 800 8000
Mon - Fri: 9.00am - 9.00pm
E-mail:helpline@mssociety.org.uk
MS Helpline
The MS Society Helpline (details of which can be found on the National MS Society's website Here) is a service that is professionally managed by the national society and operated by national society personnel and home based volunteers predominantly the service offers a "listening ear" and offers guidance to people affected by MS.
E-mail:helpline@mssociety.org.uk
MS Research Trust
Spirella Building,
Letchworth,
Hertfordshire,
SG6 4ET,
Tel: (01462) 476700
Useful Local Contacts
Department of Neurology Queen Alexandra Hospital,
Portsmouth,
PO6 3LY,
Tel: (023) 92 286 807
Wessex Neurological Centre,
Mailpoint 101 Southampton General Hospital,
Tremona Road,
Southampton,
SO16 6YD,
Tel: (023) 80 796864
Solent MS Therapy Centre
Bradbury House,
56, Hewett Road,
North End Portsmouth,
PO2 0QP,
Tel: 023 9269 9116
Email:SolentMS@aol.com
Website:www.SmsTherapyCentre.org.uk
The Solent MS Therapy Centre offers a range of therapies and support services to suit people who have MS. All available and just a phone call away. The Therapies offered have been specifically chosen to ease the symptoms of MS and to help people to cope better with their daily lives.
Opening and closing times:
Monday and Tuesday 9am to 4pm,
Wednesday and Thursday 9am to 7pm
Friday 9am to 12,30pm
Email:SolentMS@aol.com
Website:www.SmsTherapyCentre.org.uk
The Solent MS Therapy Centre offers a range of therapies and support services to suit people who have MS. All available and just a phone call away. The Therapies offered have been specifically chosen to ease the symptoms of MS and to help people to cope better with their daily lives.
Opening and closing times:
Monday and Tuesday 9am to 4pm,
Wednesday and Thursday 9am to 7pm
Friday 9am to 12,30pm
Gosport and Fareham Social Services
Fareham
Fareham The Health Centre,
Civic Way,
Tel:(01329) 285311
Gosport
Gosport 133 Stoke Road,
Tel: (023) 92 586731
Multiple Sclerosis Respite Care
The following Respite Centres offer specialist MS care and therapy for people with high level and complex needs
Brambles Respite Care Centre,
Horley,
Surrey.
Tel: (01293) 771 644
Helen Ley Respite Care Centre,
Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire,
Tel: (0196) 313 550
Woodlands Respite Care Centre,
York,
Tel: (01904) 430 600
There are many other MS recommended respite care centres. For further information contact Juliette Hewitt via the contact us page
There are many other MS recommended respite care centres. For further information contact Juliette Hewitt via the contact us page
Shopmobility
Shopmobility operates a hire scheme which provides manual and powered wheel chairs and scooters to anyone with a mobility difficulty.
Fareham Tel: (01329) 282 929
Gosport Tel: (023) 92 502 692
Fareham Tel: (01329) 282 929
Gosport Tel: (023) 92 502 692
Mutual Support (Armed Forces)
Contact Richard Ludford (chairman)
Tel: 01666 824 709
Local contact - Wendy Cunningham
Tel: (01329) 510 609
Tel: 01666 824 709
Local contact - Wendy Cunningham
Tel: (01329) 510 609
Gay and Lesbian
MS Support Group (GLAMS)
GLAMS helpline - Tel: 0808 800 8000