With less than six weeks to go until the General Election the coming days are vital to ensure the 2.5 million people living with cancer receive the best possible care and support. Right now, not everyone with cancer is getting the support they need and we need your help to change this.
What you can do
At the end of March all MPs will leave the House of Commons and your parliamentary candidates will start campaigning locally…
By Gus Baldwin - Head of Public Affairs
In less than 50 days time we get to vote for the next UK Government.
Various commentators have offered their opinions on the outcome including Andrew Rawnsley in The Observer last Sunday who thinks there will be no winner, only a ‘best loser’.
At Macmillan we don’t mind who wins or loses the General Election but we think it is crucial that the political outcome doesn’t negatively…
By the end of 2016, one thousand people will be diagnosed with cancer every day. Most of those one thousand people will receive good, compassionate care from the NHS, but some won’t. Macmillan wants to make sure that everyone diagnosed with cancer is treated with dignity and respect, and has a consistent, positive care experience.
When my consultant told me I had cancer, she gave me the time to ask questions and…
The campaigns team is hitting the road! With the General Election just months away, we’re loading up our campaign bus and going on tour. We’ll be heading to Orpington, High Wycombe, Southport, Doncaster and Leigh between 16 and 21stFebruary.
This is our chance to meet you. If you live in any of these areas, we’d love to find out about the issues that matter to you in the run up to the election. You’ll be…
This week marks my last week as public affairs intern at Macmillan. It has only been a grand total of 14 working weeks, but I already feel completely comfortable in the office and working with the wonderful public affairs team. Without sounding too soppy, they are really an amazing bunch of people, who despite all being very different and doing very important jobs, still find the time to be genuinely friendly and caring…
