The workplace project – putting learning into practice

Taking practical education to a fundamental level, every two-module MasterClass includes an intermodule project as a mandatory part of the course. An opportunity to test new knowledge and skills and to improve local services, delegates are offered mentorship and encouraged to support their peers as they continue to develop their specialism in a way that directly impacts their patient's outcomes.

Attendees have free reign over this project. It might be service delivery, patient management or drug treatments, and it could take the form of a service description, an audit, or another form of research. It should meet a local need.

When complete, the project closes with a presentation to the other course members, faculty, and often their managers, commissioners or other people of influence in their area. The group chooses a winner and runner up who receive an award at an evening event, and all projects are shared in our resources section.


Spotlight Projects


Multiple Sclerosis relapses: improving patient education
By Nicole Japzon, Neurology Physician Associate Band 7, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Flordeliza Madriaga, MS Clinical Nurse Specialist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Patient engagement to inform changes in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) services in City and Hackney August 2022
By Sarah German, MS Specialist Practitioner Band 7, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Improvement of bone health assessment in idiopathic Parkinson's disease
By Dr Joshua Drake, Geriatric Speciality Doctor, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

All projects


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Quality Improvement Project to streamline Dementia Diagnosis through the Frailty Assessment Base
By Dr Jane Shoote, Consultant geriatrician, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Improving referral wait time to MS outpatient clinic
By Laura Azzopardi, Neurology Consultant, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Diagnosing mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease
By Dr Alison Yarnall, Clinical Fellow, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University
Developing an MDT to help educate, develop and improve an established service
By Dr Russell Mellor, ST7 Geriatric Medicine, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
PD MDT-quality improvement project
By Dr Magdalena Wislocka-Kryjak, Consultant Neurologist, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Evaluation of a New Clinical Management Pathway for Patients Referred to the Plymouth Multiple Sclerosis Service
By Dr Tanya King, Post Doctoral Research Assistant, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
An audit of referrals with suspected MS to a district general hospital
By Dr Tracey Graves, Consultant Neurologist, Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Transforming MS Services in Lancashire: Mapping the trajectory from referral to treatment
By Suresh Chhetri and Dr Rejith Dayanandan, Neurology Department, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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