Membership

Benefits of Membership

1. The UKMSSNA is the recognised voice of MS Specialist Nurses and other MS Specialist Practitioners in the UK.  As a member you will have an input to the Association’s views and thus be able to influence the development of MS services both nationally and internationally.
   
   You do not have to be a nurse to be able to join – see below for details. 
    
2. Access to the "Members only" section of this website.  This is password protected and only members are able to access it to share thoughts, ideas, views and best practice.  The website includes a Slide Library, examples of Protocols, Integrated Care Pathways and Guidelines and the Care Manual - valuable resources for MS specialists. 
    
3. Full members of the UKMSSNA can be affiliated to the International Organization of MS Nurses (IOMSN).  Members get quarterly copies of the International Journal of MS Care and copies of new IOMSN publications.
    
4. In 2008 the UKMSSNA produced an Audit Tool to be used by MS Nurses.  It includes a questionnaire for patients to complete, all the related documentation and an analytical tool using Microsoft Excel which will produce graphs, charts, reports and a Powerpoint presentation.   The Audit Tool is available ONLY to UKMSSNA members.
   
   
5. 2003 saw the introduction of the United Kingdom Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Management Manual: care across the disease trajectory.  This was a landmark document for both nursing and people with MS, providing a worldwide perspective on how care should be carried out.  It includes input by nursing experts in MS from both North America and throughout Europe.  The Care Plan was extensively reviewed and updated in 2006 and again in 2009. The MS Care Manual is an online resource available to members only.
    
6. E-mail updates with news, information, events. You can also use the email mailing list to circulate any queries you might have about care of patients with MS and to respond to other members' queries.
    
7. Members are encouraged to help with specialist projects such as developing the Slide Library and reviewing and updating the Clinical Management Manual. 
    
8. Your subscription is tax deductible.  See below for more details.

   To join the UKMSSNA you must meet one of the criteria set out below:

Full (voting) Member    open to MS Specialist Nurses and health and social care professionals whose principal professional interests and activities are devoted to the care of patients with multiple sclerosis, either through direct practice, research or education and residing in the United Kingdom.

 

 

Associate (non-voting) Member    open to any health or social care professional interested in MS care and the aims of the UKMSSNA.

Application for Membership

Anyone wishing to apply for membership of the Association can download a copy of the Membership Application form and submit it with the appropriate fee (see below) to the Administrator.  Applications for membership are subject to approval and ratification by the UKMSSNA Committee (see Constitution).

Subscription    The current annual subscription is £35.00 for all Members.  Renewal of membership is annual, dating from the month of acceptance of membership.

Payment    If you pay your subscription by Banker's Standing Order the subscription is reduced to £30.00. A Standing Order form is included with the Application Form. You can also pay by cheque (made payable to UKMSSNA) or credit card at the £35.00 subscription rate. 

Download application form here

HM Revenue & Customs 

The UKMSSNA is registered under Section 344 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.   Your Tax inspector should be able to check this registration on the list supplied by HM R&C, but if they query this, UKMSSNA members wishing to claim their membership subscription against tax should contact the Administrator for a copy of the relevant document.

Renewal of Membership

Existing members whose subscription is overdue can download a Subscription Renewal form here.  This includes a Standing Order request form. You can also renew your membership online through Paypal.

Completed application forms together with subscription payment should be sent to the Administrator, PO Box 63, Little Marcle, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 9AA.

Change of Details

If you need to change your contact details or if you are on long term leave from your job (e.g. on maternity leave, long term sick leave), please let us know either by emailing the information to the Administrator or by completing and returning the Change of Details form

Downloads

Membership Information

Application Form

Constitution

Subscription Renewal form

Change of details form

Standing Order form