'Worrying' variations in MS services

30 April 2013 Last updated at 15:51 ET

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Around 4,000 people in Wales have MS, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system

Services for people in Wales with multiple sclerosis (MS) are a "postcode lottery", a leading charity has warned.

The MS Society Cymru says less than 60% of people in mid and west Wales can access a neurologist when needed.

North Wales was better served with at least 90% of people having access, and at least 70% in south east Wales.

The charity urged ministers to ensure everyone with MS had the care and support needed. The Welsh government said progress was being made.

The report, being launched in the Welsh assembly on Tuesday, is based on the largest ever survey of people with MS in Wales.

It is a neurological condition which can cause fatigue, vision problems and difficulties with walking for those who have it.

As well as the varying pattern of services available, the study also found that just a third of people who said they needed support finding or keeping a job could get the help they needed and that there were "far longer" waiting lists for wheelchairs in north Wales than south Wales.

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'Worrying' variations in MS services