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Title Description Typesort ascending Topic Main audience
Safeguarding children policy and procedure (Scotland) MS Society safeguarding children policy and procedure (Scotland)
New booklet: MS and your bowels Free print copies of this booklet can be requested from our online shop - mssociety.org.uk/onlineshop.
'Which means that' - show how your group makes a difference This exercise uses facts and statistics about your group to show how you make a difference to people’s lives.
Data Protection for GDPR eLearning: TalentLMS trouble shooting
Group Handbook Appendix 3: MS Society rules for groups Our rules for groups and for volunteers included in the Group Handbook.
Introducing the MS Society — Editable PowerPoint presentation for volunteer use This presentation covers who we are and what we do. ​Please use these slides when introducing the MS Society to a new audience. Clicking on the link below should save the file in your downloads, from...
SLA template Our current SLA, plus the wording you will need to provide in an accompanying email from the Service Provider if electronic signatures cannot be added to the SLA.
Example Expenses Claim Form This expenses claim form has been filled in so you can use it as an example to follow. It also has top tips to help you as you fill in your own form.
Lone volunteering checklist This checklist is for MS Society volunteers visiting a new person, entering a new environment or travelling alone.
Expenses Policy This policy describes our approach to reimbursing expenses you may incur whilst on MS Society business.
HSV: 939 - One off hotel stays This guidance note is for a short one off overnight hotel stay. It includes hotels or resorts that provide activities (such as Centreparcs) which are managed by the said hotel or resort and are open...
HSV: 141 - Manual handling risk assessment Use this risk assessment to identify the manual handling a volunteer undertakes and any action needed.
HWV: 125B - Appointed person form To be completed by each MS Society group member agreeing to take responsibility should a first aid emergency occur during an event with 25 people or fewer in a managed venue, where a first aider is...
HSV: 124 - Emergency aid notice Fill in your emergency contact details and display in your property
Staying COVID-19 secure in 2020 - poster Display on branch property so that volunteers know what to do if someone suffers a needle or other puncture wound.
Teamspirit 224 - May 2019 (PDF) Teamspirit 224 - May 2019
Agreeing the role A guide on leading initial conversations with potential volunteers, using our role description(s) to agree tasks and activities.
Corporate support letter template for groups Use this template to ask local businesses to support your group, either with general funding, or funding restricted to a particular event. Change the red sections to reflect your own group.
VERA: 908A - Meetings in unmanaged venues Complete this document to run social events and meetings in an unmanaged venue, where no suitable managed venue is available. The additional PDF provides wording to use in an email if you're...
HSV: 742 - PARQ (Physical activity readiness questionnaire) Before someone takes part in exercise activities, they should fill this out to check if they need to see a doctor first.