Our social media intern helped me write my blog this week, so big thank you to Flavia.
Spreading the Christmas cheer, and as we have been blogging weekly on the Community, we would like you to meet us and know a bit more about what we do.
So what do we do?
We manage Macmillan’s public campaigns to influence policy and practice in cancer care. With the support of our campaigners across the country, we build awareness…
As the year is drawing to an end, it’s just the beginning for our General Election campaign, Cancer: Time to Choose. This is week three of our six month campaign calling on all political parties to make cancer care an election priority. And already more than 4300 people have been snapping their support or signing our pledge.
From all over the UK people have been sending us their selfies and choosing the issue they…
Guest blog: Kate Oliver, Macmillan Cancer Support Public Affairs Assistant
Cancer: Time to choose
Last Friday marked the public launch of our General Election campaign Cancer:Time to Choose, and six months to the 2015 general election. It was a day packed with activities for both Macmillan staff and campaigners.
To coincide with the launch, Macmillan revealed that by the end of 2016, 1,000 people per day will be diagnosed…
Guest blogger: Jane Cummings, a Macmillan Trustee and Chief Nursing Officer
On Tuesday I took part in an interactive panel discussion organised by Macmillan Cancer Support on improving the identification of carers.
As a former carer and as Chief Nursing Officer for England, I was delighted to speak about improving identification and support for people caring for family or friends with long-term conditions.
As a carer…
Last Saturday I went to the Cancer Voices conference where Macmillan hosted a listening exercise for the Department of Health (DH) with people affected by cancer.
The session was a chance for people affected by cancer to directly feed back to the DH about changes in health and social care. The audience were asked to discuss whether changes to the NHS had made it more compassionate since the Government published its response…
