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MS Society Report, Neurology Now

  • Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-01543

That the Parliament recognises MS Society’s report, Neurology Now, which found that 63% of neurology specialists find it difficult to provide a good service to their patients; understands that 15,500 people in Scotland are waiting for an outpatient neurology appointment, an increase of 25% since December 2020; further understands that as waiting times for neurology appointments have increased the number of people diagnosed with MS in Scotland has decreased, with 540 people diagnosed in 2020 compared to 450 in 2019; believes that Scotland has one of the highest prevalence of MS of anywhere in the world, and calls on the Scottish Government to not leave people with MS and other neurological conditions behind, and take urgent action to improve neurology and MS services.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Douglas Lumsden, Liam McArthur, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Edward Mountain, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba