Following the shocking failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, the Government has promised to put ‘the experience of patients at the centre of what the NHS does and the way in which its success is judged.’ But what does this really mean? And what do you think is a good patient experience?
At Macmillan, people with cancer often tell us how important it is to have a good experience during their treatment and…
Today we’re launching our new report Making the case for free social care at the end of life. As the title suggests, this report lays out our evidence for why social care services are so vital for those in the last weeks of their life.
Vikki, who helped care for her dad, Adrian, at the end of his life told us
’We really needed some support with the practical side of life. Adrian struggled with even the most…
As the policy team have started blogging more on the Community, we wanted to introduce ourselves, and tell you a bit more about what we do...
So what do we do?
We look at the problems facing people affected by cancer, and identify what Government, the NHS or other organisations could do to resolve these problems.
Sometimes this means demanding a change in the law. Sometimes we want the Government to change…
We want to show you our new report Making the shift: providing specialist work support to people with cancer. In this report, we ask government to improve specialist work support for people with cancer.
Not everyone can work…
From today (8 April 2013) the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) comes into effect in certain parts of the country. It replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) which helps people with the additional costs of living with a disability or long term health condition.
We know that many people with cancer rely on DLA to help them cover additional costs, such as frequent trips to the hospital for treatment.
Currently…
