Macmillan Campaigns

  • How changes to the benefits system could affect people with cancer

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    The Government is changing the benefits system.  Macmillan agrees the system is too complicated and needs simplifying.  But we’re worried the changes are going to leave more people with cancer facing poverty.
     
    What is Macmillan worried about?
    Firstly, we want people who are out of work because of cancer to get financial support for as long as they need it.  The Government is planning on limiting this support to…
  • Support 24/7 community nursing

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    FormerMember
    We believe that end of life shouldn’t mean the end of choice, which is why we’re revving up our campaign for access to 24/7 community nursing.
     
    You may have heard our campaign call before when we asked you to Vote Cancer Support but we now have a shiny new section on the website that gives you all the information you need to get behind our call.  It includes a great new case study video which shows why choice…
  • Working Through Cancer

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    FormerMember

    The festive season is over, everyone is back in the office, and resolutions are being stuck too, but you can do one more good thing to start the New Year and remind employers not to forget their legal responsibilities towards people diagnosed with cancer.

    Each year 109,000 people of working age are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. In fact, there are more than 700,000 people of working age living with a cancer diagnosis…

  • A quick survey for those who wish to return to work

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    Hi there! For many people, remaining in their job or returning to work, during or after cancer treatment, is important to them. Macmillan Cancer Support want to ensure people affected by cancer feel supported in their decisions and that employees and managers have the information and support they need to work through cancer.
    The Working Through Cancer campaign team have put together a quick survey for people who have had…
  • Unlock the cancer drug fund

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi everyone,

    You may have seen in the news today that NICE has denied the drug Everolimus as a treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (advanced kidney cancer).  I am disappointed with this decision as we think that everyone should be able to get the treatment they need no matter what cancer they have.

     

    The government recently announced that they plan to introduce a £200 million cancer drug fund. There is a consultation…