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Around 16% of adults in England, or 5.2 million, can be described as "functionally illiterate". They would not pass an English GCSE and have literacy levels at or below those expected of an 11-year-old.

- National Literacy Trust, 2014

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week from 11–17 May. This blog was written by Hazel, a Macmillan Clinical Psychologist.

I meet with people with cancer and their families to provide psychological therapy. This is either as individuals or groups. The aim is to help people who are experiencing significant distress as a result of their cancer diagnosis to adjust to changes. I also try to help them manage their thoughts…

This week is Alcohol Awareness Week. This blog, written by our intern Helen, will talk about some of the risks associated with drinking too much alcohol and give some tips to help you cut down how much alcohol you drink.

What are the risks associated with alcohol? 

For the last six months, I have been working in a busy pub where I’ve been pulling pints, making cocktails and pouring a surprising number of tequila shots…

What is our new campaign about?

Our What Are We Waiting For? campaign calls on governments across the UK to make sure everyone with cancer gets the treatment they need, when they need it.

New research from Macmillan suggests that at least 100,000 people with cancer across the UK have been affected. There have been increased delays in being diagnosed and starting treatment. NHS staff are doing the very best they can, but…

This year’s Carers Week sees the first ever Young Carers Awareness Day – today! There are hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK right now who, at the same time as growing up, taking exams and thinking about their future, are also caring for an adult who’s ill or disabled.

If someone close to you is living with cancer, you may be one of the people who helps to look after them. For some, that…