MS-UK are delighted to offer free MS awareness training sessions for professionals and volunteers.

Join us Wednesday 15 October at 10.00am

The recording will also be sent to you after the event, or other dates are also available later in the year if you cannot make this one.

Who should attend

Health and social care workers

Community based professionals

Professionals that work for a charity or voluntary organisation supporting people with a disability

Support workers or home care workers

Professionals that work in health or social care

Teams that support people living with MS

If you’re a care provider, social prescriber, or work in employment support (including the DWP), we recommend joining one of our specialised MS Awareness sessions tailored specifically for your role. Click the links above to find the session that’s right for you!

How to sign up

To join our free session click here. 

eLearning

We have eLearning available for everyone and a variety of online training sessions on Zoom for professionals.

Over the coming months, we have a number of Dementia Friendly activities scheduled at our museums:

Picture Post: National Museum Cardiff, 9^th October at 1:30 - 4pm

Winter traditions: St Fagans National Museum of History, 6^th November at 1 - 4pm

Woolly Mammoth: National Museum Cardiff, 4^th December at 1:30 - 4pm

These sessions are open to both those living with dementia and those supporting people living with dementia.

Booking is essential. To book a space, please register using our events pages here:Picture Post | Winter traditions | Woolly Mammoth or by using the contact details below.

Should travel be a barrier to you participating, support is available and can be discussed.

You can find these and other events related to Wellbeing on our events page:Wellbeing Events.

For more information, or to discuss any concerns you may have about joining us, please get in touch by email mims@museumwales.ac.uk

or phone 029 2057 3418

Third Sector Trends study has gone incredibly well with 8,630 survey returns in 2025 from across England and Wales so far.

We have 638 responses from Wales. To do analysis in different areas in Wales, though, we could still do with a good few more (our target was 750) before the survey closes tomorrow at midnight (Tuesday 30th September).

If you’d prefer to do the survey in Welsh, you can, just click here.  And if you’re involved with several charities, then choose the one where you are currently spending more time. 

If you’re worried about anything, please feel free to contact me, Professor Tony Chapman, St Chad's College, Durham University, 18 North Bailey, Durham DH1 3RH, tony.chapman@durham.ac.uk.

Respond to this survey

A Toolkit for Supporting Someone with Dementia.

This accredited course is available in October to anybody who would find it useful and will be delivered online to allow for flexible studying.

This short course works through the main issues encountered by many families with practical advice and an assessment that can be used with your loved one. This illness affects people differently and wading through mounds of information can be very demoralising. The course is delivered through mini presentations and the tasks can be worked through at your own pace. Learners will be guided by qualified professionals and learn from the stories of those who have been through the process.

The course fee is only £70 however we offer a Fee Waver Scheme that is currently available to individuals in Wales who would not otherwise have access to higher education including paid and unpaid carers.

For further information about the course and to book, go to: Current Courses  : Lifelong Learning , Aberystwyth University