Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
Contact Details
Level 6,
120 Featherston Street
Wellington
PO Box 2627
Wellington 6140
Tel: +64 4 499 4677
Freephone: 0800 MS LINE (0800 675 463)
Fax: +64 4 499 4675
Email: info@msnz.org.nz
About The Society
Our regional societies have skilled and experienced Field Workers who, if required, can assist you in finding the services you need. The MS Field Worker Service - free to members of the MS Society - has existed for some 20 years. It has developed from humble beginnings into a vital, high profile service, staffed by well-qualified people who are required to have a prior qualification and experience in such areas as teaching, nursing or social work.
Our Field Workers:
- work with people newly diagnosed with MS on a one-to-one basis
- offer up-to-date knowledge of MS and its management
- provide advocacy and support
- offer counselling or referrals to appropriate agencies
- support partners, carers, families, friends, health professionals, employers and workmates
- facilitate groups for people newly diagnosed and their partners, carers, children, workmates
- offer assessment facilitation
- provide social contact, for those who want it, with other people with MS on either a group or individual basis
- liaise with other services such as home-based care providers, community health services, counsellors, health professionals and Work & Income NZ to coordinate client needs and
- carry out assessments for total mobility.
Some regional Societies also offer physiotherapy, yoga classes, hydrotherapy at local pools and access to Riding for the Disabled, as well as assistive devices for daily living.
Our National Information Service offers a wide range of information on all aspects of living with MS in New Zealand.
Our Beginner's Guide to Multiple Sclerosis is especially aimed at those newly diagnosed with MS and for those close to them. This is packed full of answers to commonly-asked questions about MS.
We are open between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, and welcome any enquiries you may have relating to MS and its management.
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