- Pictured left to right: Esther Wakeman, Chief Executive Leeds Hospitals Charity, Craige Richardson, Deputy Chief Executive, Yvette Cooper, Beverley Geary, Chief Nurse, Dr Agam Jung, Consultant Neurologist, Antony Kildare, Chair, Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
We were delighted to host Secretary of State, Yvette Cooper to The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease this August. This was part of an announcement of how the government will take action to cut delays, improve coordination between services and make it easier for patients and families with MND to access the support they need as quickly as possible.
The morning included conversations with patients, colleagues and charity partners about all the different elements to the centre and the vision around research, education and holistic care.
Craige Richardson, Deputy Chief Executive, says: “We were delighted to welcome the Secretary of State to the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease here at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Having taken part in the Strictly Burrow Ball back in 2022, and supported the fundraising for the build, we were really grateful for the visit to see the centre first hand. It is really encouraging to see Motor Neurone Disease firmly on the Government’s agenda and to have the Secretary of State’s support for the pioneering model of care we are developing here in Leeds.
“Six months since opening, our holistic support sessions, research programme and outreach family work are already starting to take shape. We are confident that, as awareness for the centre and its offering continues to grow, it will establish itself as a nationally recognised model for integrated MND care, which combines outstanding clinical care, family support and research and innovation under one roof, while continuing Rob Burrow’s legacy of hope and compassion for the wider MND community.”
