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Scottish Parliament brain tumour roundtable
Our Policy & Public affairs Manager Cameron Miller, outlines the progress made
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MSP to chair discussion on brain tumours in Scottish Parliament
Miles Briggs MSP is to chair a roundtable discussion on brain tumours in the Scottish Parliament, bringing together researchers, clinicians, patients and carers with the goal of improving outcomes for brain tumour patients in Scotland.
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Why we need politicians to be part of our Brainy Bunch
This week we held a drop-in event in Parliament for MPs. The event was a huge success, with around 40 MPs attending.
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The high price of a brain tumour diagnosis: our report out today
People living with a brain tumour need better access to financial help, we’ll tell MPs at a meeting today
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Joint letter asks Government to prioritise cancer in Brexit negotiations
The Government must make progress and send a clear message to patients that there will be no delay in access to these life-saving cancer drugs after we leave the European Union
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Tessa Jowell calls for global collaboration at UK government meeting
Every family affected by a brain tumour was promised “action not words” today at a landmark meeting in the battle to defeat brain tumours
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Experts call for innovation for research into brain tumours
The Government has today called for greater innovation in brain tumour research, as it publishes a landmark review into brain cancer research in the UK
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Today’s UK Brain Cancer summit at the Cabinet Office
We will voice the hope and determination of everyone in our community today when we join government ministers, fellow campaigners and researchers at a crucial meeting today in the battle against brain tumours
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Top-level brain tumour summit to follow Tessa Jowell’s call for change
Our Chief Executive, Sarah Lindsell, and our Chief Scientific Officer, David Jenkinson, will be among global brain tumour experts and campaigners meeting government ministers later this month to discuss progress against brain tumours
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Better services needed for children with life-limiting illnesses
We were proud to stand alongside some of our inspirational supporters at the House of Commons today to press for better UK-wide services for children with life-limiting illnesses
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Baroness Jowell calls for better cancer treatment in House of Lords debate
Former Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell led a debate in the House of Lords yesterday where she asked the Government to support her call for an acceleration of new cancer treatments and improvements in patient care
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Tessa Jowell’s House of Lords Debate
Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager Cameron Miller, reflects of Tessa Jowell’s moving House of Lords debate today
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Tessa Jowell highlights the devastating effect of her brain tumour diagnosis
Former cabinet Minister Tessa Jowell appeared on the Today programme this morning talking about her brain tumour diagnosis and need for more research into the disease
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Tessa Jowell to lead high-profile cancer debate
Former cabinet Minister Tessa Jowell will speak out for the first time later this week about her brain tumour diagnosis as she spearheads a public debate about cancer treatments and life expectancy
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Our Policy teams New Year’s resolutions
Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager Cameron Miller outlines why 2017 was a fantastic year for the Policy Team at The Brain Tumour Charity
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Our meeting with the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce
Yesterday, along with partners of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce, we met with Government Minister Steve Brine, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
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MSPs call for action in debate on brain tumours
On Thursday Alexander Stewart MSP led a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Brain Tumour Awareness in Scotland, as several MSPs expressed their support for action to raise greater awareness of the disease
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The implications of the Scottish Parliament brain tumour debate
Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager Cameron Miller, outlines tomorrow’s MSP debate in the Scottish Parliament
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Post APPG Brexit
This week our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr David Jenkinson, is speaking at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on brain tumours about what risks Brexit poses
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MSPs to debate need for greater awareness of brain tumours in Scottish Parliament
Inspired by our Community Fundraiser Shona Richardson’s personal story, Alexander Stewart MSP has tabled a debate in the Scottish Parliament on 7 December
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Brain tumours: The hot soap storyline
Are they good for raising awareness or should the bubble burst? Our senior media & PR Officer Carol Dyce examines
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The uniting of our international brain tumour community
Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Cameron Miller, on Australia’s Cure Brain Cancer AU$100m investment fund
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The hurdles of medical research that face the SNP
Jonathan Canty, our Project Information Analyst, reflects on the SNP Conference in Glasgow last week
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Debate is key at the Conservative Party Conference
Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager Cameron Miller, reports from the Conservative Party Conference.