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| Neurological patients in Wales to receive better care | Neurological patients in Wales to receive better care |
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| Half-a-million people living in Wales with a neurological condition will getter better access to care and treatment, says the Welsh government. | Half-a-million people living in Wales with a neurological condition will getter better access to care and treatment, says the Welsh government. |
| It is launching a new three-year delivery plan to improve how the NHS deals with conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy. | It is launching a new three-year delivery plan to improve how the NHS deals with conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy. |
| Proposals include raising awareness with both the public and clinicians. | Proposals include raising awareness with both the public and clinicians. |
| Health boards are being asked to develop and implement their own plans. | Health boards are being asked to develop and implement their own plans. |
| Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We must provide excellent care, whether that is through timely diagnosis, appropriate treatment or continuing support. | Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We must provide excellent care, whether that is through timely diagnosis, appropriate treatment or continuing support. |
| "Neurological conditions have a very serious and lasting impact on the lives of individuals and their families. | "Neurological conditions have a very serious and lasting impact on the lives of individuals and their families. |
| "By focusing on quality and individual's experiences we will deliver the improvements we all want to achieve." | "By focusing on quality and individual's experiences we will deliver the improvements we all want to achieve." |
| 'Frustrating' | 'Frustrating' |
| Paul Robinson, from Loughor, Swansea, was diagnosed with MS in 2006 and said the health service in Wales had been frustrating. | Paul Robinson, from Loughor, Swansea, was diagnosed with MS in 2006 and said the health service in Wales had been frustrating. |
| "I had a two-year wait trying to go from one drug to another and during that time I accumulated quite a lot of disability," he said. | "I had a two-year wait trying to go from one drug to another and during that time I accumulated quite a lot of disability," he said. |
| "It's very frustrating, you have to jump through hoops to get anywhere." | "It's very frustrating, you have to jump through hoops to get anywhere." |
| Mr Robinson said he hoped the new delivery plan would improve access to treatment for patients. | Mr Robinson said he hoped the new delivery plan would improve access to treatment for patients. |
| "It's a step in the right direction but it's something I would have liked to have seen 20 years ago," he said. | "It's a step in the right direction but it's something I would have liked to have seen 20 years ago," he said. |
| "It's definitely going to benefit people living with these conditions here in Wales." | "It's definitely going to benefit people living with these conditions here in Wales." |