The Irish Times (subscription) and eircom.net:
Ireland has the most understaffed and inaccessible neurological services in Europe for people who have multiple sclerosis, an international conference has heard.
Only 17 neurologists serve an estimated 10,000 people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Republic, one of the worst patient-doctor ratios throughout the EU.
In comparison, the Czech Republic has 335 neurologists for an MS population of 13,000 while in Sweden there are 400 neurologists to treat about 14,000 sufferers.
Ireland has just five neurological units compared with Finland, which has 40 units for 7,000 patients. Romania has 72 units for 10,000 patients.
MS Ireland: ‘Worst neuroligal services in Europe’
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