5 November 2025 News
The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has opened its doors to people affected by MND in West Yorkshire.
The centre, which was funded by a £6.8 million fundraising campaign run by Leeds Hospitals Charity and supported by Kevin Sinfield CBE, is based at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds. It is named after our late patron, Rob Burrow CBE and is the first purpose-built centre dedicated entirely to MND care, research, education and holistic support.
The facilities have been designed with patients and families at their heart – providing a calm, welcoming and fully accessible environment.
The Association funds a number of health and social care professionals at the centre, including our MND Association Research Nurse who joined the team in August.
Sally Hughes, Director of Services and Partnerships at the MND Association said: “The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease marks a transformative moment in care for people with MND in Leeds and across West Yorkshire. This purpose-built facility, inspired by our late patron, will provide a supportive and compassionate environment for everyone affected by MND – for the person diagnosed and their family too which is so important when facing such a life-changing disease.
“Through our partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we’ve committed significant funding towards health and social care professionals based at the new centre, which includes our new MND Association Research Nurse who will boost MND research opportunities in Leeds. We’re incredibly proud to see Rob’s legacy come to life in a centre that reflects the excellence he championed.”
Dr Agam Jung, Consultant Neurologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Director of The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease, said: “It has been five years since the germination of the idea to build this centre – a legacy of Rob’s strength, his family’s support, and the compassion of an entire community. I’m so grateful to so many people who have worked together to make this dream a reality.
“I was very pleased when Rob fully embraced the Leeds MND Service ethos of ‘Living in the Now’. He wanted to leave a legacy for people to be able to do so, and this has spread across the MND community. All of us who work in this incredible new centre will focus on providing the very best care and community for families and patients to do just that.”
The Leeds centre is one of 24 MND Care Centre and Networks we support across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Find out more about The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease