Neuromuscular Disorders

(asked on 7th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his Department's policy to ensure that there is a care adviser to support adults in neuromuscular services at all NHS trusts that provide those services.


Answered by
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David Mowat
This question was answered on 15th December 2016

NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including some services for patients with neuromuscular disorders. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that includes an exemplar service specification for neuromuscular conditions that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services.

The service specification for neurological care can be found at the following link:

www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf

National Health Service providers, working with local area teams, may establish patient access to neuromuscular care advisers if they consider it would benefit service provision; such decisions are a local matter.

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