Category: Policy & Public Affairs

Last week, Rachel and Chris Nelson told their story about the difficulties of living on benefits after their young son was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Yesterday the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, announced cannabis-based medicinal products will be available through special prescription by 1 November to patients in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Today sees the launch of the taskforce’s petition to commit NHS England to accept its five-year survival target

Last week the Government announced it will roll out a package of measures across the country aimed at seeing three out of four of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028.

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the 2018 Conservative Party annual conference

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the first day of the 2018 Conservative Party annual conference

Cameron Miller, our Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from day three at the 2018 Labour Party annual conference

Kielan Arblaster, our Policy & Public Affairs Assistant, reports from day three at the 2018 Labour Party annual conference

Monday marked the Policy team speaking and engaging with MPs and delegates for the second day of the 2018 Labour Party annual conference. Kielan Arblaster reports

Kielan Arblaster, our Policy & Public Affairs Assistant, reports from the conference

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs highlights our recommendations for the NHS long term plan

Cameron Miller, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, reports from the day’s proceedings

Today sees the launch of the Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce’s campaign to double five-year survival for each of the six less survivable cancers

This week The Charity submitted its patient organisation consultation response about the potentially-groundbreaking new treatment DCVax®-L.

Last Friday (27th July), the findings of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2017 (NCPES) were published.

The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill has just passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is expected to come into force in April 2020.

On Tuesday night, MPs in Westminster adopted an amendment to the Trade Bill which indicates support for the United Kingdom remaining in the regulatory framework of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)

These guidelines, published today, have been updated for the first time in over a decade

Last week the Government announced that people with severe, life-long conditions will no longer have to attend regular reviews for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Helena Brown, our Policy & Public Affairs Assistant, outlines the current postcode disparity in patient experience

Last week, Billy Caldwell, a severely epileptic twelve year old boy, had his cannabis oil confiscated at Heathrow airport

Keilan Arblaster, our Policy Involvement Assistant, outlines the implications of this bill for our community

Tonight we watched an emotional Panorama following three families as they contend with a high grade brain tumour diagnosis.

Kielan Arblastar, our Policy & Affairs Assistant, discusses the implications of the US Government’s Right to Try bill