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MS patients are getting 'postcode lottery' treatment Multiple sclerosis sufferers are getting poor NHS care five years after a drive to improve treatment, doctors claim. A postcode lottery means long delays for diagnosis, poor access to rehabilitation and lack of basic care, an audit of services found. Half of patients with suspected MS wait almost six months to have the diagnosis confirmed, according to a report by the Royal College of Physicians and the MS Trust charity. It also states that only one in three MS patients is getting help with symptoms that could prevent them becoming disabled. There are 85,000 sufferers of MS, where the body's immune system attacks itself, in the UK. It is diagnosed in 50 people in their 20s and 30s each week. Symptoms range from mild muscle weakness and visual disability to severe... [read full story]
