Diagnosis / MS nurse specialists and departments of neurology
- NICE guidelines for MS
- NICE MS pathway – flow chart
- MS Trust – information on newly diagnosed
- MS Trust information on funding and NHS MS Services
- MacDonald criteria for diagnosis
- MS Trust information on diagnosis
- The expanded disability status scale (EDSS)
Departments of Neurology addresses and contact information for Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Specialists in Wandsworth and surrounding boroughs:
- Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton
- Epsom and St Helier
- Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark – Guys and St Thomas’, Dulwich and Kings College.
- Imperial – Charing Cross
- Chelsea and Westminster
- Hounslow and Richmond
- Kingston
- The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
1. Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Neurology Outpatients, Atkinson Morley Wing, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT
Tel: 020 8672 1255
St Georges Hospital Multiple Sclerosis clinical nurse specialists (CNS) are experienced nurses who specialise in the care of people with MS who live in Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton. The MS Nursing Service at St Georges Hospital provides:
- Support and information for patients who have been diagnosed with MS
- Information about MS and the treatments used
- Specialist nursing assessment and advice on the management of MS
- Bladder and Bowel assessments
- On-going support for patients with MS and their carers
- Monitoring for patients on Disease Modifying Therapy: St Georges Hospital has a Disease Modifying Therapy (DMT) Clinic that takes place twice a month. DMT are treatments for people with relapsing remitting MS that can reduce the number and severity of relapses. The patient can be referred to the specialist clinic by their neurologist.
- Links to other services that can support the patient
- Education to other health and social care staff
Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Specialists:
- Sarah White 02087254111
- Maria Vega Sota 02087254469
- Sophia Starke 02082666528
MS Team Coordinator is Alison McInally / Tel: 020 8725 2104
Alison.McInally@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Multiple Sclerosis CNS referral form May 2019
2. St Helier Hospital MS Nursing Service
Neurology POD, St Helier’s Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton SM5 1AA
MS Nursing Service provided one day per week. Referrals accepted from GP and Neurologist
MS Specialist Nurse: Carole Mulley / Tel: 020 8296 4707
Email: carole.mulley@esth.nhs.uk
Secretary: 020 8296 3355
3. Lewisham Lambeth and Southwark:
Guy’s Hospital Great Maze Pond London SE1 9RT / Tel: 020 7188 7188
St Thomas’ Hospital Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7EH / Tel: 020 7188 7188
Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Specialists:
Southwark: Joan Regan / Tel: 020 3049 7961
Lambeth: Andrew McCarthy / Tel: 020 3049 8808
Lewisham Sarah Piestch / Tel: 020 3049 8809
For Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark:
The referral form can be found here: Multiple Sclerosis Referral Form
Send referrals to: Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Service,
Dulwich Community Hospital, East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8PT
Tel: 020 3049 7961
3. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Charing Cross Hospital Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF
Neurology: First floor, South wing Tel 020 3313 5521
Multiple Sclerosis Nurse: Johnny Dela Cruz and Theresa Felongco Tel: 020 3311 1843
4. Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369, Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH
Tel: 020 3315 3358
Omeada Adams – Clinical Nurse Specialist Tel: 0203 315 8510 e: MSService@chelwest.nhs.uk
Follow up patients can call 0203 315 4004 for enquiries. New patients awaiting patients should contact 0203 315 6666
5. Hounslow and Richmond
Hounslow: Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health, 92 Bath Rd, Hounslow TW3 3LN. Tel: 020 3771 6200
Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Specialist: Janice Newbery, Tel: 0208 630 3630/3879 Janice.Newbery@HRCH.NHS.UK Fax: 020 8630 3946
Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Services, Richmond Rehabilitation Unit, 22 Evelyn Road, Richmond, TW9 2TF.
Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse: Joanna Smith Email: Joanna.Smith@HRCH.NHS.UK / Jenny Richardson Email Jenny.Richardson@HRCH.NHS.UK
Tel: 020 8614 7353 Email: msnurseservice@hrch.nhs.uk Website
6.Kingston
Neurology Department, Regent Wing, 4th Floor, Kingston Hospital, Galsworthy Road, KT2 7QB
Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse: Lee-Anne Dippenaar / Tel: 02089342774
Lee-Anne.Dippenaar@kingstonhospital.nhs.uk
MS Service at Kingston Hospital
7.The National Hospital for Neurology and Neuro Surgery:
33 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
Tel: 0845 155 5000
Basil Samuel Outpatient Department
Patient enquiries Tel: 020 3448 1102 / 07961 222 232
GP enquiries Tel: 0203 448 1102
The MS Clinic Coordinator
Box 38, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
33 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
Tel: 020 7837 3611
Email: MS.administrator@uclh.nhs.uk