Category: Policy & Public Affairs

More research funding is essential for finding better treatments for brain tumours and ultimately helping people live longer and better. We outline why we are supporting the live petition on brain tumour research.

We break down some of the key takeaways from the Labour Party Annual Conference and what they could mean for people diagnosed with a brain tumour.

We explore the key health and care takeaways from the Conservative Party conference – and what this could mean for the brain tumour community.

Theo Burrell shares her experience of advocating for faster diagnosis of brain tumours at the latest meeting of the Scottish Cross Party Group on Cancer.

We break down some of the pledges made at the Liberal Democrat party conference and what they could mean for people diagnosed with a brain tumour.

One in four people in the UK dies without the care and support they need. We need to change this, but we need your help to do it. Take our palliative care survey and your voice could have an impact.

We will be working with NICE as they assess a new paediatric glioma treatment and ensuring the community has its voice heard as part of this process.

We explore NHS England data to find out what it means for brain tumour waiting times in the first six months of 2023.

Your responses to our Improving Brain Tumour Care surveys have helped us understand what gaps exist in brain tumour care – here’s how we’re filling those gaps.

Results show that brain cancer has the lowest rating of care across all cancer types.

We praise the launch of OurBrainBank’s new policy report and share how it ties in with our research strategy and innovations around treatment for glioblastomas.

In this guest post, Ingela Oberg, an adult neuro-oncology nurse manager at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, explains why she went into medicine and what her role entails.

We look at what NHS England’s Long-Term Workforce Plan could mean for the brain tumour community.

The Scottish Government has launched its Cancer Strategy outlining its plan to improve cancer services and overall survival in the next 10 years.

Laura Nuttall, who passed away from a brain tumour on Monday 22 May, has inspired an Early Day Motion (EDM) to be put forward in parliament. Find out about this EDM and why it is a lovely way to pay tribute to this inspirational campaigner.

NHS England has asked hospitals to work towards a 10 day turnaround for delivering diagnosis results but what does this mean for our community and what more can be done to improve diagnosis times for those affected by brain tumours?

During Brain Tumour Awareness Month, we visited Westminster and met with MPs to campaign for faster diagnosis of brain tumours.

We visited Scottish Parliament during Brain Tumour Awareness Month to promote Better Safe Than Tumour – our awareness campaign!

Today marks the launch of our new report explaining the urgent need for faster diagnosis of brain tumours and how policymakers can help make this happen.

Learn more about why, together with brainstrust, we’re advocating for changing the narrative from early diagnosis to faster diagnosis.

Yesterday the APPGBT launched their report ‘Pathway to a Cure – Breaking Down the Barriers’ looking at how the government can best support research into brain tumours.

To mark their five year anniversary, The Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission has published a report highlighting the variations in care across NHS brain cancer services in the UK

Find out more about the benefits of faster diagnosis and what you can do to help us create meaningful, lasting change for people affected by a brain tumour.

We have joined up with more than 60 charities to call upon the government to uphold the promises previously laid out within the 10-Year Cancer Plan and commit to dramatically improve cancer care across England.