Empower Change: Workload management of nurses caring for people with multiple sclerosis

Empower Change: Workload management of nurses caring for people with multiple sclerosis

06/02/2024
Stefaan De Corte
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Empower Change: The MS Nurse PRO Workload Survey 2024 

127 nurses complete our international survey on neuroscience workload. We will soon publish the results and advocate for improved conditions for nurses caring for PwMS. Our abstract has been accepted for a digital poster presentation for ECTRIMS 2024. Expect more news in October 2024.

The results of the survey will allow MS Nurse PRO to advocate for improved working conditions for nurses caring for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS).

This is a survey for nurses caring for people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and can be completed by you if you work part-time or full-time with PwMS..

Language: Available in 10 languages (English, Deutsch, Italiana, Nederlands, Français, Español, Polski, Română, Česky and Magyar).

Deadline: The survey has been closed end June 2024 and we aim to publish the results before end of the year.

Number of completers (July 2024): 127 (it takes 11 minutes to complete the survey)

The objective of this survey:

    ✅Gain an insight into your current work setting.

    ✅Gain an insight into your current workload.

    ✅Understand the specific tasks you undertake as part of your management of PwMS.

    ✅Understand the work that is left 'undone' when managing your PwMS.

    ✅Ascertain your opinion on different solutions that could be implemented to address the work that is left 'undone'.


Poster Workload management of nurses caring for people with multiple sclerosis

Read about the current workload practices of neuroscience nurses in Europe that care for PwMS, and their opinions on potential solutions to address unfinished tasks.
Poster Workload management of nurses caring for people with multiple sclerosis

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In the pipeline for 2025:

  • Live webinar to discuss the results of the survey (Jan-Feb 2025)
  • Blog posts describing best practices to better manage/redistribute workload 
  • Blog posts highlighting results from the survey and our recommendations 
  • Video-testimonials of nurses

MS Nurse PRO is an international, European community of +8000 nurses caring for PwMS. We offer learning opportunities both online and in-person and facilitate best practice sharing. More information can be found via www.msnursepro.org. 

In case you have questions on this survey, you can email [email protected] or contact us directly via 0032 478 802 167 (EN, FR, NL).

Work done by the UK MS Trust on the topic of workload management of nurses caring for people with MS

Via this link you can download an interesting resource on the topic.

The 2022 report maps the provision of MS specialist nurses across the UK.

One interesting finding: 

Despite increases in the number of MS specialist nurses, caseloads across the UK have significantly increased from previous surveys. The mean caseload is 472 people with MS per WTE

Read the Executive summary. 

The full report can be downloaded via the link above or clicking on the image. 

UK MS Trust Report

UKMSSNA-Competency-Booklet

This competency document aims to guide today’s MS Specialist Nurses (MSSN) in identifying areas where they can focus their training in order to improve their skills and enhance their expertise.
UKMSSNA-Competency-Booklet
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