Motor neurone disease campaigner Gordon Aikman dies at 31
Motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Gordon Aikman has died aged 31. Mr Aikman was just 29 and working as director of research for the Better Together side during the 2014
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Number of Motor Neurone Disease specialist nurses doubles in Scotland
The Scottish Government has doubled the number of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) clinical specialist nurses, Public Health Minster Aileen Campbell has said. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged to improve MND
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Gordon Aikman surpasses £500,000 mark in MND fundraising drive
A motor neurone disease (MND) patient and campaigner has raised more than £500,000 for research into a cure for the condition. Gordon Aikman, former policy chief at the Better Together
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Survey finds major delays in diagnoses and support for Motor Neurone Disease sufferers
One in five people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in the last three years waited a year or more to see a neurologist. A poll of more than 900
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Sturgeon and Dugdale clash over motor nuerone disease support
The First Minister has been accused of reneging on a promise she gave to a dying campaigner to double the number of specialist support nurses. Nicola Sturgeon had pledged the
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New funding for specialist nurses in Scotland
An extra £2.5 million will be invested in specialist nursing and care, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The first allocation of the new funding package, £700,000, will go towards
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