Patients with motor neurone disease set for fast-tracked care

Patients with motor neurone disease (MND) will get faster access to care and support, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Yvette Cooper, has set out during a visit to the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds (Wednesday 5 August 2026). The announcement comes as the government launches action to tackle delays and fragmentation in support for people living with MND and is part of the first phase of fixing the social care system and pursuing Andy Burnham’s ambition to introduce a national care service.

MND patients and families too often face lengthy waits and have to navigate a complex system spanning health, social care and housing services at a time when every day matters.

The Rob Burrow Centre brings specialist MND services together under one roof, providing coordinated care, treatment and support in a single location, making accessing services easier for people living with MND and their families. Learning from this, the new fast-track care pathway will draw on these principles of a more joined-up, person-centred approach and help deliver care support more consistently and much more quickly across the country, lessening the need for families to navigate multiple services and reducing stress and delays to care.

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Source: Department of Health and Social Care, 5 August 2026