Together For Health – A Neurological Conditions Delivery Plan up to 2017 for NHS and its partners

Mark Drakeford, the Minister for Health and Social Services, was pleased to publish on 8 May the Welsh Government’s Together for Health – A Neurological Conditions Delivery Plan.

Approximately 500,000 people in Wales are affected by damage to the brain, spinal column or nerves caused by illness or injury and neurological conditions have a very serious and lasting impact on the lives of individuals and their families.

The Welsh Government wants to ensure those affected by a neurological condition have timely access to high-quality care, integrated with social services where appropriate, irrespective of where they live and how these services are delivered.

The Neurological Conditions Delivery Plan provides a framework for action by health boards and their partners. It sets out the Welsh Government’s expectations for the planning and delivery of person-centred care and focuses on meeting population need, tackling variation in access to services and reducing inequalities across seven themes:

• Raising awareness of neurological conditions

• Timely diagnosis of neurological conditions

• Fast and effective care

• Living with a neurological condition

• Children and Young People

• Improving Information

• Targeting research

Together for Health – A Neurological Conditions Delivery Plan

NB  ME is theoretically covered by the Plan and WAMES would like to see each Health Board ME/CFS working groups working in conjunction with the groups implementing the Neurological Conditions Delivery Plan.