Category: Policy & Public Affairs

Survival after a high-grade brain tumour diagnosis is slowly improving according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.

A quick update on just some of the activities our Policies and Public Affairs team have been involved in so far this year.

Our Policy & Public Affairs Officer, Helena Brown, reports from Scotland

In February, we co-signed a joint letter with other cancer charities to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care which outlined concerns regarding cancer research in the UK post Brexit

Earlier this month, NHS England released their ‘Interim NHS People’s Plan’ detailing what measures will be implemented in and ahead of their full workforce proposal

The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has spoken today of his frustration at slow progress towards embracing digital technology in the NHS.

This weekend marks a year since Tessa Jowell died from a brain tumour

The Brain Tumour Charity held the first ever roundtable on brain tumours in Wales, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders within the brain tumour community to discuss what needs to be achieved to improve patient outcomes in Wales.

NHS England are currently running a questionnaire to find out more about people’s experiences of Personal Health Budgets, which could feed into and shape the future of personalised healthcare

Fife council announced today the adoption of the award-winning symptom campaigns

With just over a month until Brexit, the Government are steadfastly working to ensure the UK secures a suitable deal with the EU

The Scottish Government is currently calling for views on its vision for the future of care and support for people with neurological conditions in Scotland

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are planning to start using 5-ALA (5-Amino-Levulinic Acid) for eligible brain tumour patients by the end of the financial year

Leading brain tumour experts and campaigners joined the family and friends of Tessa Jowell yesterday to mark the progress made in her name since she pledged to improve the lives of those diagnosed with the disease

Cameron, our Head of Policy and Public Affairs, discusses the detail contained within the NHS Long Term Plan and what it means for brain tumour patients in England.

We explore some of the barriers that will need to be overcome in order to implement the NHS Long Term Plan.

In this second part of our coverage we look at what’s missing form the NHS Long Term Plan

Today, the NHS Long Term Plan has been published setting out the future of NHS services. The plan has been eagerly awaited by healthcare professionals, charities and patients alike

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (APPG CTYAC) is a cross-party group which is raising awareness and representing young people who have been personally affected by cancer

On Wednesday we hosted a Parliamentary reception to celebrate the accomplishments and progress that has been made in this disease area since the launch of our strategy in 2015

Yesterday, we attended the Britain Against Cancer conference which celebrated 20 years of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC). Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer Helena Brown, reports.

This month The Charity convened a series of meetings with a number of Assembly Members in Wales, lobbying them on some of the most important issues affecting brain tumour patients in Wales

The petition called for NHS England to commit to doubling survival rates for the less survivable cancers in the long term plan, due to be published next month

Today we will deliver this petition to Government to demonstrate the weight of support behind it