Pancreatic Cancer Action’s Community Volunteer, Sandra Francis recently organised a meeting with her local MP, Nigel Huddleston, to raise awareness of the issues surrounding pancreatic cancer and encourage him and other MPs to attend drop-in sessions being held at the…
on 6th March 2020
The Health Foundation has recently published a report (November, 2019) analysing the NHS workforce and the current challenges it faces. The report contains some concerning statistics regarding the health workforce and its ability to meet increasing demand. Shocking number of…
on 5th December 2019
Pancreatic Cancer Action, alongside more than twenty other charities, has contributed to the Cancer Research UK election manifesto. This document identifies joint priorities in cancer care for the next government to address. Working together with other charities allows our voices…
on 18th November 2019
The Queen officially opened parliament today with a speech outlining the governments plans for the next year. This is an important speech, which accompanied by government briefing document, describes the bills and legislation that the government plans to introduce and…
on 14th October 2019
A newly published study reveals that cancer patients in the UK still face worse survival rates than other comparable high-income countries. Pancreatic Cancer Action is calling for specific policy targets for pancreatic cancer as survival rates for the disease are…
on 12th September 2019
This week the government published a green paper on improving public health and preventing disease. A green paper is a consultation document produced by the government. It proposes policy ideas and targets for public health that people both inside and…
on 29th July 2019
