Clinical trials into motor neurone disease have received a £500,000 boost from a charity founded by late rugby legend Doddie Weir on what would have been his 54th birthday.
The late Queen met Doddie Weir during a garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh in 2018 News of the latest funding boost comes on what was Weir’s birthday, with fans encouraged to mark the occasion by wearing tartan as a tribute to him. Dr Tim Williams, consultant neurologist at the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where a clinical trial is run, said: “The support we have received has been absolutely fundamental to a sea change in MND trial conduct and activity in Newcastle.
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