Dr. Susan Coote:

Absolutely, and I have an example of a woman with MS who had a fall, who needed a walking aid and who was referred to primary care by me through MS Ireland. I had a phone call from the physiotherapist to say that she was 100th on his waiting list. I said that surely this was a priority, to prevent her from falling, breaking her hip and ending up in hospital for weeks at a time and needing increased care on discharge. He said that waiting list was his top priority. These specialist services are just not there in primary care. There are pockets of good practice, but they are pockets, and it is that inequity which is the important piece we are raising today.