Improving specialised care for neuromuscular patients reduces the frequency of preventable emergency hospital...

Improving specialised care for neuromuscular patients reduces the frequency of preventable emergency hospital..., In the UK, it has been estimated that 71,000 people have a neuromuscular disease (NMD) many of which have a progressive course leading to significant disability with multi-system involvement; such patients require life-long specialised multi-disciplinary care., In the UK, it has been estimated that 71,000 people have a neuromuscular disease (NMD) many of which have a progressive course leading to significant disability with multi-system involvement; such patients require life-long specialised multi-disciplinary care. However, several reports indicate that access to specialised neuromuscular services is variable and patient satisfaction for hospital services could be improved [1, 2, 3]. In the United Kingdom in recent years emergency hospital admissions have been rising [4-7] at a substantial cost for commissioners., admin,