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Motor Neurone Disease: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 73972 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2025

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Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limited trial site locations on the ability of motor neurone disease patients to participate in research; and what support his Department prov

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Sep 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department, supports patients and the public to take part in high-quality research. In 2024/25, the NIHR Research Delivery Network supported 35 motor neurone disease (MND) studies a...