Presumably people with MS are undergoing a similar fate? Neurological services nationally have major resource shortfalls and have for years. Cinderella services & bottom of the pile sadly
I suppose it's something, which should be better than nothing. But when this 'service' is being transferred to the private sector, is that the slippery slope of the first of many?
When we reached the age of 70 we realised that living the dream in rural Cumbria could become a nightmare of needing to access limited health services scattered over a wide geographical area. So we decided to move back to Merseyside and felt vindicated in our decision when I became seriously ill and was able to access health care of the highest quality almost on our doorstep. I’m pleased that a solution of sorts has been found to reinstate neurology services in S Cumbria but, as others have intimated, it does feel like the thin edge of a wedge.
A good friend in Exeter with a significant lung issue does not have access to a respiratory consultant because….there are not enough to go around. She is struggling.
You don’t always need a Neurologist to manage patients with Parkinson’s disease. I am a Geriatrician/General physician and have a special interest in Parkinson’s disease for over 25 years. I run a service in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea for Parkinson’s patients. We need to make more use of specialists like me who are not neurologists.
Presumably people with MS are undergoing a similar fate? Neurological services nationally have major resource shortfalls and have for years. Cinderella services & bottom of the pile sadly
I suppose it's something, which should be better than nothing. But when this 'service' is being transferred to the private sector, is that the slippery slope of the first of many?
When we reached the age of 70 we realised that living the dream in rural Cumbria could become a nightmare of needing to access limited health services scattered over a wide geographical area. So we decided to move back to Merseyside and felt vindicated in our decision when I became seriously ill and was able to access health care of the highest quality almost on our doorstep. I’m pleased that a solution of sorts has been found to reinstate neurology services in S Cumbria but, as others have intimated, it does feel like the thin edge of a wedge.
A good friend in Exeter with a significant lung issue does not have access to a respiratory consultant because….there are not enough to go around. She is struggling.
You don’t always need a Neurologist to manage patients with Parkinson’s disease. I am a Geriatrician/General physician and have a special interest in Parkinson’s disease for over 25 years. I run a service in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea for Parkinson’s patients. We need to make more use of specialists like me who are not neurologists.