Pryers solicitors in York have recovered £30,000 for a client who suffered an injury whilst giving birth that was not adequately treated, leaving her to suffer life long symptoms of incontinence.
MS sufferers ‘failed’ by NHS
July 18th, 2008The National Health Service is failing people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), it has been claimed.
According to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), MS sufferers in the UK are receiving inadequate treatment from hospitals and treatment is often based on geographical location, or a "postcode lottery", reports the Press Association.
Professor Ian Gilmore, the president of the RCP, commented: "It seems incredible that after five years we are no nearer to commissioning the full range of services that MS patients need and deserve."
Research by the RCP found that long delays meant half of patients are forced to wait more than 20 weeks to be diagnosed after being referred by a GP.
According to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, which was founded in 1953, there are 85,000 people with MS in the UK.
The symptoms of MS range from pins and needles to fatigue and paralysis.
