MS sufferers in islands ‘are victims of discrimination’
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:12 am
Health chiefs in the Western Isles are having to advertise a specialist multiple sclerosis (MS) nursing post for a third time because the salary is too low, campaigners claim.
The Western Isles, which has 90 diagnosed MS sufferers, is the only health board in Scotland without a specialist nurse.
Scotland has the highest rates of MS in the world.
Sufferers who need to see a consultant have to make a 12-hour journey to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/2329