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NHS 'failing' multiple sclerosis patients

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Just over a third of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have access to the recommended rehabilitation services, according to a study published today.

The research revealed other weaknesses in MS care and claims that the NHS is failing to implement the 2003 guidelines on the management of MS from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice).

It was carried out by the Royal College of Physicians and the MS Trust and asked people with MS, hospital trusts, primary care trusts, and the strategic health authorities a series of questions based on the six key recommendations and one quality marker of the Nice guidelines.

The study revealed that access to neurological rehabilitation services remains "wholly inadequate", with just 36 per cent of people with MS having access to such services.

The RCP says that if neurological rehabilitation were readily available, the severity of disability would be reduced...............

For the full report please go to MSRC: Latest MS News

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