- Healthcare professionals across the UK are being offered targeted training to identify early signs of motor neurone disease under the new RACE to Diagnose initiative.
- Created by the My Name’s Doddie Foundation, established by the late Scotland rugby star Doddie Weir, the project is the first of its kind in the UK.
- The programme provides practical guidance for clinical staff on spotting early indicators, such as muscle wasting or speech changes, and making urgent specialist referrals without causing unnecessary alarm.
- Early symptoms of MND can be difficult to recognise, often delaying access to care, clinical trials, and emerging treatments.
- Faster diagnosis aims to give patients and their families crucial time to access support, adapt their lives, and process the future while treatments have the best chance of being effective.
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