Shift.ms
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| Formation | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Charitable Organisation |
Membership | 13,500 |
Chief Executive | George Pepper |
Staff | 8 |
Volunteers | 200 |
| Website | http://shift.ms |
Shift.ms is a UK registered charity which supports people recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.[1] Shift.ms is a primarily online charity which operates an Internet forum where people with MS can talk to others with the condition.[2] It is a membership organisation for people with MS and it currently (2017) has around 13,500 members worldwide.[3] The organisation’s registered address is in Leeds.
History[edit]
Shift.ms was founded in 2009 by George Pepper and Freddie Yauner in response to George Pepper’s diagnosis with MS at the age of 22.[4][5][6]
Activities[edit]
Shift.ms has 8 staff and over 200 volunteers.[7]
Shift.ms runs a programme called MS Reporters which facilitates engagement between people with MS and healthcare and research professionals.[8][9] The programme is funded by the Wellcome Trust and Comic Relief[10][11] and works with neurology departments across the UK including The Walton Centre in Liverpool.[12] Over 200 video interviews have been filmed and published to date as part of this ongoing programme.[13]
Shift.ms created an online cognitive behavioural therapy tool for people with MS in partnership with King's College London[14][15], which was nominated in the 2016 Tech4Good Awards.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Charity overview". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "About Shift.ms". Shift.ms. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Contact and trustees". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Salman, Saba (19 July 2017). "MS treatments: life-changing, but hard to access". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Roxby, Philippa (30 April 2012). "'Multiple sclerosis didn't stop me travelling world'". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Interview: George Pepper (Shift MS)". Multiple Sclerosis Society UK. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Charity overview". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Bridging The Gap Between The NHS And Patients With The Help Of A Smartphone". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "MS Reporters 'shining example' of how everyday smartphone technology could empower thousands with long term medical conditions | UCLPartners". UCLPartners. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sustaining Excellence Awards: people we've funded | Wellcome". wellcome.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Levelling the playing field | NCCPE". www.publicengagement.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Walton Centre - MS patients get reporter training for YouTube project". www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "MS Reporters - Shift.ms". Shift.ms. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shift.ms launches online tool to improve mental health | Multiple Sclerosis Society UK". www.mssociety.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shift.MS launches tool to give online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | MS International Federation". MS International Federation. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Thought Sort - Tech4Good Awards". Tech4Good Awards. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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