North Wales Assembly Member and Chair of the Cross Party Group on Neurological Conditions, Mark Isherwood, has called for a Welsh Government Statement this week on support for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), emphasizing the need to get home adaptations for people with MND done quickly and easily.
Speaking in yesterday’s Business Statement, Mr Isherwood referred to calls made by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a faster and fairer process for people with MND needing adaptations.
He said:
“I call for a Statement on support for people with Motor Neurone Disease. Last week, the Motor Neurone Disease Association launched their 'Act to Adapt' report on housing adaptations for people living with Motor Neurone Disease, pointing out that people with MND need their home adaptations quickly and easily, so that they can live safely, independently and with dignity. Their calls included for national Governments in England and Wales to review the funding distribution formula for Disability Facility Grants, taking into account levels of disability and income, housing tenure and regional variations in building costs; for Governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to review the means test to address key identified problems; and for national Governments, including Wales, to include target waiting times for urgent and non-urgent works in transparent and measurable standards for adaptations, and to monitor against those targets.”
The Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, Rebecca Evans AM, told Mr Isherwood to write to the Health Minister with regard to the concerns he raised.
