Category: Policy & Public Affairs

We explore some of the barriers that will need to be overcome in order to implement the NHS Long Term Plan.

In this second part of our coverage we look at what’s missing form the NHS Long Term Plan

Today, the NHS Long Term Plan has been published setting out the future of NHS services. The plan has been eagerly awaited by healthcare professionals, charities and patients alike

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (APPG CTYAC) is a cross-party group which is raising awareness and representing young people who have been personally affected by cancer

On Wednesday we hosted a Parliamentary reception to celebrate the accomplishments and progress that has been made in this disease area since the launch of our strategy in 2015

Yesterday, we attended the Britain Against Cancer conference which celebrated 20 years of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC). Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer Helena Brown, reports.

This month The Charity convened a series of meetings with a number of Assembly Members in Wales, lobbying them on some of the most important issues affecting brain tumour patients in Wales

The petition called for NHS England to commit to doubling survival rates for the less survivable cancers in the long term plan, due to be published next month

Today we will deliver this petition to Government to demonstrate the weight of support behind it

Last week, Rachel and Chris Nelson told their story about the difficulties of living on benefits after their young son was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Yesterday the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, announced cannabis-based medicinal products will be available through special prescription by 1 November to patients in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Today sees the launch of the taskforce’s petition to commit NHS England to accept its five-year survival target

Last week the Government announced it will roll out a package of measures across the country aimed at seeing three out of four of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028.

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the 2018 Conservative Party annual conference

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the first day of the 2018 Conservative Party annual conference

Cameron Miller, our Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from day three at the 2018 Labour Party annual conference

Kielan Arblaster, our Policy & Public Affairs Assistant, reports from day three at the 2018 Labour Party annual conference

Monday marked the Policy team speaking and engaging with MPs and delegates for the second day of the 2018 Labour Party annual conference. Kielan Arblaster reports

Kielan Arblaster, our Policy & Public Affairs Assistant, reports from the conference

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs highlights our recommendations for the NHS long term plan

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the day’s proceedings

Today sees the launch of the Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce’s campaign to double five-year survival for each of the six less survivable cancers

This week The Charity submitted its patient organisation consultation response about the potentially-groundbreaking new treatment DCVax®-L.

Last Friday (27th July), the findings of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2017 (NCPES) were published.