Neurological patients in the south of the country getting limited access to care

Advanced nurse practitioner in epilepsy Cara Synnott said in some counties patients wait months for treatment which can be accessed within weeks in Dublin.

Neurological patients in the South-East and South-West have far more limited access to care compared to other areas, the Oireachtas health committee has been told.

“The regional inequities are very significant, and that has very much impacted the waiting lists for people with neurological disabilities,” Professor Orla Hardiman, national clinical lead for neurology told the committee.