Meet Freya. Cancer Voice. Campaigner. And now, blogger. She'll be giving you the inside track on our campaign work over the next few months. Here, she introduces herself and gives you a sneaky peek of what you can expect...
Like many people I knew the name Macmillan and thought most of Macmillan’s work was around fundraising and providing care and support for people affected by cancer.
It wasn’t until I…
Summer is meant to be the quiet time in the political calendar...
But for the second year running, I have the pleasure of organising Macmillan’s wonderful Parliamentary Question Time. And you’re invited.
For anyone who doesn’t know, #MacQT brings together a panel of MPs, peers, and health experts, to answer your questions about cancer care and services.
Join this year’s #MacQT on the 11 September…
In January 2013, changes to ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) meant that most cancer patients should no longer have to face stressful medical assessments or back to work interviews during demanding treatment.
But now we want to find out how these changes are working for you...
Have you applied for ESA while living with or recovering from cancer, since January 2013?
Share your experience here or email campaigns…
Today we’re launching a new campaign to help save, of all things, a survey.
It may not sound hugely exciting, but the Cancer Patient Experience Survey is a crucial way to make sure patients have their voices heard in the new NHS.
At Macmillan, we believe that:
By guest blogger Charlotte Argyle, Carers Support Programme Manager at Macmillan
Last week was Carers Week and Macmillan joined in as a national and local partner to raise awareness with politicians, local decision makers and people affected by cancer of the issues cancer carers are currently facing. As part of this we got involved in two parliamentary events.
Speed networkingOn Monday we attended a ‘speed-networking…
