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HEALTH AND FITNESS NEWS AND EVENTS

A severe lack of specialist services and healthcare specialists — such as neurologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists — is impacting the level of care and quality of life for people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Ireland and their families. That’s according to the FutureProofing Healthcare MS Index, in which Ireland ranked 22nd out of 30 European countries.

Irish healthcare experts and people living with MS have interrogated the data in an Irish context and called for urgent action to be taken to address the deficit of specialist services and access to information for people affected by the disease in Ireland. To view the report see