Dr. Susan Coote:

In terms of recruitment, the health service is experiencing challenges in recruitment but there have been so few developments in neurology that many therapists are working at basic grade level who are ready to step into these senior specialist posts if we had them. That is probably unique to neurology because of the lack of development in the past while. In my own sub-speciality there are many really excellent therapists who are still working at basic grade or entry grade because the posts do not exist. This is probably unique in that when these posts are created, there are a huge number of therapists ready to step up because of the lack of investment in the allied health professionals for neurology in recent years.