Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a care advisor to support adults in neuromuscular services at Salford Royal NHS Trust.
National Health Service providers may employ neuromuscular care advisers where it benefits patients, such decisions are a local matter.
NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including services for patients with neuromuscular disorders. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services.
The specification can be found at:
www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf