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Robert Music, The Migraine Trust: Issues in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Access to Specialist Care for People with Migraine in the UK

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Published Online: Sep 10th 2021

We had the pleasure of meeting with Robert Music (Chief Executive of The Migraine Trust), to discuss a new report entitled: ‘State of the Migraine Nation, Dismissed for too long’, put together by The Migraine Trust. The report addresses the issues in the diagnosis, treatment and access to specialist care, and recommendations for improving migraine healthcare in the UK.

Please find Part 2 of the discussion here.

Questions:

  1. Could you give us a brief overview of the health burden of migraine in the UK? (0:08)
  2. What sources of information were used to produce the State of the Migraine Nation report? (1:27)
  3. What problems were identified in terms of diagnosis, access to specialist care and new drugs? (2:33)

Useful Resources:

State of the Migraine Nation Dismissed for too long: Recommendations to improve migraine care in the UK 

Disclosures: Robert Music has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

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