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Services for neurological conditions are still poor, says National Audit Office

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3765 (Published 10 July 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h3765
  1. Jacqui Wise
  1. 1London

Progress in achieving better services and outcomes for people with neurological conditions in England has been poor, a report from the National Audit Office concludes.1

In 2012 the Public Accounts Committee set out how services should be improved to achieve better outcomes for people with neurological conditions.2 3 But the audit office’s report said that progress on three of the committee’s recommendations has been poor, moderate on two, and good on one.

Many neurological conditions severely affect quality of life and …

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