Ms. Magdalen Rogers:

Senator van Turnhout commented on the importance of an evidence base for the impact of cuts on the community. I agree that we need that evidence base. On neurological conditions, one of the key indices we could have is the direct knock-on impact on acute hospital services of the lack of community services for people with neurological conditions. A report came out in the UK last week which identified the number of unscheduled care admissions of people with neurological conditions to acute hospitals as one of the clearest indices of the lack of community services for people with neurological conditions. The report showed that the number of emergency admissions for people with neurological conditions is very high and that is a direct reflection of the lack of community based supports. We need to collate that information.