Thank you for contacting me about support for people with motor neurone disease (MND).
I can assure you that ensuring early diagnosis and support for those living with MND remains a key priority of the NHS.
Knowing early diagnosis is key to treating the symptoms of the disease, I was pleased to see the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published new guidelines for clinicians on the assessment and management of MND. These set out the signs and symptoms of the disease and recommend that patients suspected of having MND should be referred without delay. The Royal College of GPs and the MND Association have also worked together to produce a ‘Red Flag Tool’ which sets out key signs of MND to help GPs to identify suspected cases and ensure prompt referral.
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