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MS Society welcomes Government support to ‘map’ MS in Scotland
04.06.08
The Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland has welcomed today’s announcement by Public Health Minister, Shona Robison MSP that the Scottish Government will provide a £70,000 grant to support the development of the first national audit of the prevalence and incidence of the condition in Scotland.
Speaking at the launch of the new multi-disciplinary team of multiple sclerosis (MS) specialists in Dundee, Ms Robison said that the grant is part of the Government’s assistance for those working to support people with MS and to learn more about it. She also expressed her hope that it will be an invaluable tool for helping to address MS issues in Scotland and that it will encourage proposals for more research into the condition.
Mark Hazelwood, Director of the MS Society Scotland, said: “We launched our project to comprehensively ‘map’ multiple sclerosis in Scotland for the first time 18 months ago. Working together with the NHS in Scotland, our aim is to develop a fuller picture of MS across Scotland, including eventually learning exactly how many people have the condition.”
This will assist the development of appropriate services for people affected by MS, as well as providing an important resource for MS researchers seeking to shed new light on it, including why there is so much more MS in Scotland. The support that the Government has given both logistically, and now financially, to get this national audit started is very welcome indeed and will certainly help to bring about positive results for people affected by MS in Scotland in the future.”
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For more information:
Ryan Norton
Communications Manager
MS Society Scotland
Tel: 0131 335 4050
email
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