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Clinician

Andy Vaughton

Former consultant anaesthetist (medically retired)

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 13 Sept 2026

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Andy Vaughton: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Former consultant anaesthetist (medically retired)
Quoted on
Rare diseases
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
14 Sept 2026
First quoted
13 Sept 2026

03  Profile

Who Andy Vaughton is

Dr Andrew (Andy) Vaughton is a former consultant anaesthetist at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2021 and subsequently retired from medicine on medical grounds.

He now focuses on MND awareness, fundraising and promoting health and community support. He is from Poole in Dorset. In press coverage he has argued that earlier diagnosis of MND gives people and their families more time to understand the disease, access care and plan for the future.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Completed a continuous 100km (62-mile) challenge along the Jurassic Coast to raise money for MND causes, as reported in September 2026. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Took part in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon while living with MND, using slings to support his weakened arms. Source ↗

  3. 03

    Featured in an episode of the Royal College of Anaesthetists' Anaesthesia on Air podcast, 'Living with MND: Andy's Story', first released in 2026. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Andy Vaughton sits on rare diseases

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on rare diseases.

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  1. Giles LomaxSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK (SMA UK)Leading
  2. Dr Harrison CarterAcademicDirector of Screening at NHS EnglandLeading
  3. Dr Rich ScottSector leaderChief Executive Officer of Genomics EnglandLeading
  4. David Weitz portraitDavid WeitzAcademicMallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics; Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard University (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)Leading
  5. Tuomas Knowles portraitTuomas KnowlesAcademic1920 Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of CambridgeLeading
  6. Andy VaughtonClinicianFormer consultant anaesthetist (medically retired)Leading
  7. Jessica Lee portraitJessica LeeSector leaderDirector of Research, My Name'5 Doddie FoundationLeading
  8. Louise ParkesSector leaderChief executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital CharityLeading

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05  On the record · press

What Andy Vaughton has said

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  • lbc.co.uk
  • news.stv.tv
  • scotsman.com
  • telegraph.co.uk

Where Andy Vaughton has been quoted

  1. Dentists offered training to spot motor neurone diseasetelegraph.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026
  2. Dentists and GPs will be trained to spot early signs of MNDscotsman.com · 14 Sept 2026
  3. GPs and dentists offered training to spot motor neurone disease earlier, as campaigner warns 'you need time'lbc.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026
  4. Dentists and GPs offered training to spot early signs of motor neurone diseasenews.stv.tv · 13 Sept 2026

How we found the articles that name Andy Vaughton: we searched news for these terms.

  • rare disease
  • rare conditions
  • orphan drugs
  • genetic disorder
  • cystic fibrosis
  • motor neurone disease
  • muscular dystrophy
  • Huntington

Also searched with “rare disease” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Rare diseases

Verbatim

“For most people, MND doesn't progress as slowly as it has for me. You need time to process what is happening, access the care you are going to require and bring together all the hospital specialists who will be involved.”
former NHS consultant anaesthetist · Rare diseases · telegraph.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“I have been fortunate because my MND has progressed slowly, but for some people that window can be very short.”
Former NHS consultant anaesthetist, MND patient · Rare diseases · scotsman.com · 14 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“You need time to process what is happening, access the care you are going to require and bring together all the hospital specialists who will be involved.”
former NHS consultant anaesthetist · Rare diseases · lbc.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“You need time to process what is happening, access the care you are going to require and bring together all the hospital specialists who will be involved.”
Former NHS consultant anaesthetist · Rare diseases · news.stv.tv · 13 Sept 2026 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. GPs and dentists offered training to spot motor neurone disease earlier, as campaigner warns 'you need time' (LBC). Described as a former NHS consultant anaesthetist. He had symptoms for several years before his 2021 MND diagnosis. He is from Poole, Dorset. He says diagnostic delays can deprive people of care and delay important life decisions.
  2. Dentists offered training to spot motor neurone disease. His quoted views on earlier MND diagnosis. His Jurassic Coast fundraising challenge (reported 2026). He is a father of three.
  3. Dentists and GPs will be trained to spot early signs of MND (The Scotsman). Press quotation as a former NHS consultant anaesthetist. He completed a continuous 100km Jurassic Coast challenge for MND causes.
  4. Anaesthesia on Air (Royal College of Anaesthetists podcast). He was a consultant anaesthetist at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. He was diagnosed with MND in 2021 and then retired on medical grounds. He now focuses on MND awareness, fundraising and community support.
  5. Vaughton, Dr Andrew (University Hospitals Dorset staff directory). Listed as a consultant anaesthetist in anaesthetics at University Hospitals Dorset, with a 2003 date shown on the page.
  6. Doctor diagnosed with MND to take on Leeds Marathon to make 'special memories with' friends and family. He spent two decades working in the NHS. He tried to return to work after diagnosis but had to step away. He took part in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon.

07  Contact & links

Staff page
uhd.nhs.uk/directory/name/1061-dr-andrew-vaughton

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