MS specialist in Scotland

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Can anyone recommend an MS specialist in Scotland? -re a relative who may have this- if they have, then they want to see a specialist asap and they are willing to pay for this to see a specialist that others recommend….
Was thinking that people on this site will be knowledgable as Scotland has one of highest rated of this?
Any advice on a recommended specialist would be gratefully received.
Thank you- relative is in Scotland.

Sorry don’t know individual specialists but you want one of the consultants from the Anne Rowling centre at Edinburgh royal infirmary.
Leading the way in MS research so lots of access to new treatments. It’s not just a case of getting a diagnosis if it is MS, you want access to all the support and therapies which may not be available privately

The MS society would probably be able to point your relative in the right direction. While I don't think they have medical specialists themselves, they would probably know of people or help your relative with how to be referred.

https://www.annerowlingclinic.org/people

List of consultants at Anne Rowling. To get a diagnosis could be worth contacting the Edinburgh private hospitals to see if any of them consult there privately.

have you got a health plan like bupa? Even if a one off, they should be able to find a specialist.

dh was suspected of this recently and nhs acute medical and neurology did all the relevant tests in a week, have they been to a&e when experiencing symptoms? Good luck anyway, very scary.

The NHS is usually good for MS care and the drugs are very expensive so I wouldn't pay privately for them.
What health board are they in? Some have incredibly long waiting lists so going private to investigate symptoms which might or might not be MS is more logical.

Thanks- yes I think they are going privately to investigate it as well. They were thinking ahead- all the advice above is really gratefully received.
Any more advice is also really appreciated… thanks so much

Unfortunately, I don’t have a positive recommendation. I hesitate to post publicly, but if you would like to PM I can give you the name of a neurologist I would avoid.

I’m in Ayrshire and Arran Health Board area and my GP referred me to Neurology last August. I’ve been advised that the waiting list is about 2 years long!

The GP didn’t say if she suspected MS but through my own research I suspect it might be Relapsing and Remitting MS, and I’ve been having symptoms for probably 20 years now, but getting more varied, frequent and intense.

I’d be interested to hear, OP, how you get on with finding a private specialist.

Another option for your relative might be to seek referrals for specific symptoms if that makes sense. I had 3 episodes of double vision in February - while on holiday. I went to my optician who referred me to Orthoptics who were able to see me quickly, but as I wasn’t experiencing symptoms at the time couldn’t assess the cause of the double vision. But if it happens again, I now have their direct line to be seen immediately.