Rob Burrow says the government has 'blood on their hands' due to the underfunding of MND research. Read more here:
Rob Burrow says the government has "blood on their hands" due to the underfunding of motor neurone disease and research to find a cure.
The MND Association charity said it was frustrated a £50m fund promised by the government is yet to reach researchers. "I'm sorry, but this Tory government has blood on their hands, because [MND] kills six people every day."Image source,Alex Massey, head of campaigning, policy and public affairs at the MND Association, said clear assurances have been given that the £50m pledge "is unaffected by the changes at the top of Government" in 2022.
"The remaining issues relate to how the £50m is delivered, and our desire for researchers to be able to access the funding at scale through a small number of grant applications, rather than a large number of applications for small amounts of funding."
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