§ 25. Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will ensure that, following diagnosis, persons with MS have access to a named consultant neurologist to help them manage their condition. [127534]
§ Mr. HuttonMultiple sclerosis can be very difficult to diagnose. The usual treatment path is for a patient to be referred to a consultant neurologist by their general practitioner. Once the relationship is established between the patient and the consultant, it would be normal for the patient, whenever it is clinically necessary, to continue seeing that consultant for the management of their condition.