Make MS matter in Election 2016

Make MS matter in Election 2016
9,000 people across Ireland live with MS –
with 9,000 families supporting them. Absolutely
critical to managing our MS is the support and help
that we need – and should be able to expect – from
our health system, our political leaders and our
local representatives. The question is, will they
deliver them? So ask them.
The questions are reasonable
and straightforward. The answers are critical to the quality of life of people with MS
4.
Will you commit to
supporting people with MS to carry on working
for as long as they want
to, as promised in the
new Comprehensive Employment Strategy for
People with Disabilities?
5.
Will you make it easier for people with MS to access vital housing
adaptations and community
supports (such as home care and physiotherapy)
when they need them, not when it’s too late?
6.
Will you fight to ensure
medical cards for people
with MS are based on need and not income?
you work to ensure that
1. Will
the vital Neurorehabilitation
Strategy is implemented? It
hasn’t been progressed since
it was published in 2011.
you work to increase 2. Will
the number of neurologists
we have in our hospitals?
Ireland has far fewer
neurologists per head than
any other country in Europe.
you help end the
3. Will
inequality that means that the availability of vital MS medications
depends on where you live and if your hospital area has the budget?
Vote number 1 for
candidates who
care about MS.
This map shows the
number of people
living with MS that
MS Ireland supports
through each of our
regional offices.
North
West
Region
466
556
Western
Region
North East
Region
698
306
Midlands
Region
Mid
West
Region
650
806
526
562
587
Southern
Region
Dublin
North
and
Fingal
Region
South
West
Dublin &
Kildare
Region
South
Dublin and
Wicklow
Region
1,067
South East Region
Total number of casework
interventions with or on
behalf of a client in 2015
Total number of contacts
to the MS Ireland
Information line in 2015
Total number of visits to the MS Care Centre in 2015
Here’s what will make the biggest difference to me:
PLEDGE FOR CANDIDATES
If elected, I
pledge to make MS matter and sup
port the
9,000 people in Ireland living with
MS.
Don’t forget to let us know if
a candidate signs the pledge!
This will be important for our
follow-up work after the election.
You can send the signed pledge
to your regional office or our
national office, or you can email
us at [email protected]
For MS Ireland’s full advocacy statement and office
contact details, please visit www.ms-society.ie
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Multiple Sclerosis Ireland is the only national organisation
providing information, support and advocacy services to
the MS community. Our mission is to enable and empower
people affected by Multiple Sclerosis to live the life of their
choice to their fullest potential