MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP INQUIRY

That this House welcomes the launch of an inquiry into neuromuscular services by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy; notes that the inquiry seeks to identify areas of best practice and gaps in service provision; acknowledges the importance of an inquiry after the publication of recent reports by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign revealing unacceptably wide geographical variations in the quality of and access to service provision; further notes that access to multi-disciplinary specialist care improves overall health outcomes and survival for patients with neuromuscular conditions; is deeply concerned that some patients are being denied access to essential health and social care services; and encourages the Department of Health to provide evidence to the inquiry.