A number of key reports have identified how outcome and quality of life should be improved for people with long-term neurological conditions.
A number of key reports have identified how outcomes and quality of life should be improved for people with long-term neurological conditions. But how much progress has been achieved, in recent years, in delivering these recommendations?
Approximately two million people in the UK have a neurological condition – including Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease or multiple sclerosis. However, a number of reports have suggested that patients experience significant problems in accessing the services or treatment they need.
In 2005, the Department for Health launched a new Framework,1 comprising 11 quality requirements, to transform health and social care services for people with long-term neurological conditions. The ambition was to: “put the individual at the heart of care and to provide a service that is efficient, supportive and appropriate at every stage – from diagnosis to end of life.” The quality requirements included
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