Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Academy Scotland
Empowering health and social care professionals, enhancing care, improving outcomes.
Nurses play a pivotal role in MS care, from diagnosis to long-term management. Our Academy offers a structured educational programme designed to enhance understanding of MS, improve clinical decision-making, and foster patient-centered approaches. By engaging with expert-led content and interactive learning opportunities, clinicians can develop the confidence and competence needed to deliver exceptional MS care.
Understanding MS from a clinical perspective is crucial, but recognising the lived experiences of those affected is equally important. Our Academy integrates the voices of individuals with MS, their caregivers, and the voluntary sector into our training. This ensures that nurses gain insight into the real-world impact of MS, helping them to provide empathetic and holistic care that meets the diverse needs of their patients.
The MS Nurse Academy Scotland provides a highly adaptable learning model tailored to the needs of nursing professionals. Through interactive MasterClasses, collaborative learning experiences, and access to a wider learning experience, nurses can access education that fits their schedules and learning preferences. Our approach ensures that learning is practical, relevant, and immediately applicable to clinical practice.
Coming soon
There aren't any upcoming events right now, but there's always something to learn! You can view our back catalogue of webinars and videos, visit our news pages, or learn from colleagues around the country via our projects and resources sections.
Empowering health and social care professionals, enhancing care, improving outcomes.
While educational resources exist, there has been a specific gap in dedicated nurse and allied healthcare education in Scotland. The MS Nurse Academy Scotland aims to fill this need by providing comprehensive, accessible, and high-standard training specifically for all clinicians caring for people with MS.
‘As a practitioner, it's really good to keep learning, to keep growing, to keep doing things that are outside our comfort zone. Many nurses tell me the MS nurse meeting is the one day they put in their calendar every year’
Mhairi Coutts, lead faculty and founder, MS Nurse Academy Scotland
Our content is developed by expert clinicians working in MS, it is available to healthcare professionals across Scotland.
Upcoming MS Nurse Academy MasterClasses and events
MS nurse meeting: A one-day conference exploring MS care transformation, focusing on service development strategies, NHS neurology pathway redesign, patient-centered care models, advancing nursing roles and interdisciplinary collaboration. Empowering nurses to lead innovative and holistic neurological care across health systems.
Primary Care meeting: A professional development meeting for Primary Care clinicians with these objectives; to enhance clinical understanding of contemporary MS management, to develop supportive care strategies and to provide evidence-based insights into MS care.
Join the Academy
By participating in the MS Nurse Academy Scotland, nurses can:
Gain specialist knowledge in MS care
Access expert-led training and peer support
Improve patient care and service delivery
Stay updated on the latest MS research and treatment developments
Join us in advancing MS nursing education and delivering compassionate, expert-led care to those who need it most.
“Mhairi has developed this education over the years, driven by her passion for improving care for people with MS and, equally, her commitment to empowering nurses by enhancing their skills, fostering education, and ensuring they feel valued”
Ruth Stross, head of nursing, Neurology Academy
Ruth Stross