Great to meet with you all and looking forward to ensuring support for children and young people, suffering with long covid is a priority here in Westminster.

There is still work to be done. Through my role as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME, I will continue my work alongside organisations, charities and fellow MPs to keep pushing for stronger ambition, accountability, and strategic research investment.

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It's encouraging to see the Government formally recognise the gravity and widespread impact of this condition. A significant step in the right direction.

While concerns remain, I am committed to working with the Government to ensure meaningful change.

Key points:

📝 New NHS training modules
🏥 £1.4m HERITAGE study exploring care models for ME/CFS and Long COVID
🔬 Commitment to monitoring research funding and annual updates
🦠 Development of service specifications for mild/moderate ME/CFS
🗣️ Patient and public involvement

It was a pleasure to celebrate this much-needed investment while also highlighting the ongoing transport challenges facing my constituents.

I will keep pushing to make sure we get the transport infrastructure we need and deserve, connecting our communities to the wider region🚋

MNDA are a brilliant organisation advocating for essential care, research and support. Find out more: www.mndassociation.org/about-us/who...

This is an issue that is close to my heart, and I hope this event will be an opportunity to unite MPs, campaigners, and the MND community in Parliament to discuss how we can better support people living with MND, their carers and families.

"I’m so proud of the amazing sense of community we’ve got in Leigh and Atherton. Over the years, I’ve seen time and again how people pull together when things get tough" 💬 @joplatt.bsky.social‬

We had an enlightening and robust discussion on the challenges facing individuals with ME and Long Covid and the necessity for a strategic plan in funding research for these conditions and related post-infectious illnesses.

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