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<p><ins class="ministerial">The Health and Social Care Information Centre advise that
the collection of data for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services dataset
will start at the beginning of February 2016. The first submission period will cover
January to March 2016. Statistical reports based on the initial data collection will
be published in mid-2016.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance <em>Multiple sclerosis:
management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care</em>, updated in October
2014, sets out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people
with multiple sclerosis (MS). The guidance makes a range of recommendations on drug
based treatments for MS, but also highlights the importance of involving professionals
who can meet the needs of the patient in the best way, such as physiotherapists and
occupational therapists. </del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">With regard
to early diagnosis, MS is a difficult condition to diagnose as a number of the symptoms
such as fatigue, depression or dizziness may be unrelated. The guidance sets out a
number of initial presentations that clinicians should be aware of when looking for
signs of MS. It also recommends a number of assessments a clinician should make, including
testing of vision and blood tests before referral to a consultant neurologist, who
can confirm or exclude a diagnosis of MS, subject to investigation.</del></p><p> </p>
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