How many specialist multiple sclerosis (MS) nurses there were in each of the last three years; what the ratio of nurses to sufferers was in…

Answered Asked by Richard Lochhead SNP Lodged 24 Apr 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist multiple sclerosis (MS) nurses there were in each of the last three years; what the ratio of nurses to sufferers was in each year, broken down by health board and, further to the answer to question S1W-12859 by Susan Deacon on 9 February 2001, when the estimated number of MS sufferers for 2000 will be available.

The answer

Answered by Susan Deacon on 4 May 2001 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

Information regarding the number and ratio of specialist Multiple Sclerosis nurses is not available centrally. Estimates, based on Continuous Morbidity Recording (CMR) data, of the number of Multiple Sclerosis sufferers in Scotland in the year 2000 are now available.Information from the CMR System estimates that approximately 6,000 individuals were seen by General Practitioners, in respect of Multiple Sclerosis, in Scotland in 2000.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-15296 by reference.