Macmillan Campaigns

  • What does the Comprehensive Spending Review mean for people affected by cancer?

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    The Comprehensive Spending Review announced last week by the Chancellor, George Osborne, attracted a huge amount of attention and press coverage amid talk of the largest cut to Government spending in decades.
     
    The cuts were indeed significant, £81 billion in total. But what does it all mean for people affected by cancer?
     

    Macmillan has put together a summary of the key announcements that could affect you,…

  • Do you receive Employment and Support Allowance or any other disability benefits?

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    We know that many cancer patients have experienced major problems in trying to get Employment and Support Allowance (the new name for Incapacity Benefit), and last year we published a report highlighting those problems.  We've been working with the Government to try and correct those problems this year.

    We have also been working with other charities to add more voices to what we're saying.  We are a member of the…

  • Coming soon: Macmillan TV advert

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Everyone, 

    Just letting you know that on Friday morning I will be posting an exclusive preview of the new Macmillan TV advert.

    It aims to build the awareness of the fantastic Macmillan Support Line and is inspired by the members of this community.

    As we truly appreciate you, we wanted to show you before anyone else!

    Look out for it on Friday.

     

    Thanks

    Emelia 

  • Hospital car parking - campaign update

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Earlier this year, under the previous Government, the Department of Health issued a consultation looking into who should be exempt from hospital car parking charges in England.  After months of everything being up in the air following the General Election, the new government has told us they're going to respond to this consultation in September. 

     

    Andrew Lansley, the new Secretary of State for Health, doesn't want…

  • Fight for 24/7 community nursing

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    During the general election, we asked you to Vote Cancer Support and contact your prospective parliamentary candidates about our three campaign calls – all designed to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. The response was phenomenal: more than 6,600 people voted. 903 candidates signed up, of which 163 became MPs. This represents 25% of parliamentarians showing support for the campaign.
     
    But we still…