Good to hear blood cancer raised in the House of Commons by Steve Yemm MP during yesterday’s debate on the experiences & outcomes of young people with cancer.
Every year, over 680 children under 15, and around 630 teenagers and young adults aged between 15 and 24 are diagnosed with blood cancer.
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🗳️ Back from a holiday and into election season!
At @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social, we’ve set out what we want the new governments to deliver for people affected by blood cancer in Scotland and Wales. Now we need your help!
This #NationalCancerCNSDay @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social has published a new CNS workforce report:
📋 91% say clinical workload stops them accessing essential training
📖 81% struggle to secure study leave
❤️🩹 43% receive no wellbeing support at all
Read the full report: bloodcancer.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Hi Bluesky, we're Blood Cancer UK 👋
We're dedicated to beating blood cancer through research, and supporting everyone affected by leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, MDS & MPNs.
We're just dipping our toe in to see how we like it here...
Let us know if you'd like us to stick around 👀
What does the National Cancer Plan for England mean for people with blood cancer?
After the Government published the Plan earlier this month, we set out what it could mean for our community & where we’ll be pushing to make sure ambition turns into impact.
https://bit.ly/3MV7hmd
📣HEDDIW! Rydym yn galw ar bob plaid i ymrwymo i weithredu ein hargymhellion i wella gofal canser yng Nghymru pe baent yn ffurfio'r Llywodraeth nesaf.
🎯 walescanceralliance.org/wp-content/u...
📢 We've launched our 2025 manifesto!
Fixing the Foundations: Building a better future for cancer care in Wales.
Every year, around 19,500 people are diagnosed with cancer in Wales. We need bold action to deliver timely, compassionate, and world-class care.
What we're calling for⬇️
The graphic shows bold text, "Blood cancer takes more than 15,000 lives a year. We know what it takes to beat it," across a burgundy background. The Blood Cancer UK logo is at the bottom of the graphic, alongside the words, "we know what it takes."
Behind every statistic is a person living with blood cancer.
It takes listening to those with lived experience to understand the challenges and to shape better care.
This #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, I’m proud to stand with Blood Cancer UK and those affected and call for urgent action.
Beating blood cancer takes more than hope.
🔴It takes using our voices.
🔴It takes making a stand.
🔴It takes all of us, patients, researchers, and policymakers, working together.
This September, help us spread the word. We know what it takes. #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social
September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth. Blood Cancer UK have launched a new campaign called “We Know What It Takes”, to shine a light on the realities of what blood cancer takes from those affected, and what it takes to beat it.
Learn more about the campaign at bloodcancer.org.uk/what-it-take...
Beating blood cancer takes more than hope. It takes using our voices. It takes making a stand. It takes all of us, patients, researchers, and policymakers, working together.
This September, help us spread the word. We know what it takes. #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social
Behind every statistic is a person living with blood cancer.
It takes listening to those with lived experience to understand the challenges and to shape better care.
This #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, I’m proud to stand with Blood Cancer UK and those affected and call for urgent action.
Infographic, text reads: Blood cancer takes more than 15,000 lives a year. We know what it takes to beat it. Blood Cancer UK.
Beating blood cancer takes more than hope. It takes using our voices. It takes making a stand.
It takes all of us, patients, researchers, and policymakers, working together.
This September, help us spread the word. We know what it takes.
#BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
Behind every statistic is a person living with blood cancer.
It takes listening to those with lived experience to understand the challenges and to shape better care.
This #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, I’m proud to stand with @bloodcanceruk and those affected and call for urgent action.
A graphic that reads: "Blood cancer takes more than 15,000 lives a year. We know what it takes to beat it"
Blood cancer affects real lives—not just numbers. This September, I’m proud to stand with Blood Cancer UK and those impacted. Let’s raise our voices, listen to lived experience, and push for better care. We know what it takes. #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
Behind every statistic is someone living with blood cancer with their own story, struggles and strength. This #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, I’m standing with Blood Cancer UK to amplify the voices of those with lived experience & to call for the urgent action needed to deliver better care and support.
Blood cancer awareness month. Image from Blood Cancer UK campaign. "It takes Science and Stubbornness".
Research is never a solo effort.
It takes teamwork. It takes belief. It takes collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and communities.
We know what it takes to beat blood cancer.
#BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
@bloodcanceruk.bsky.social @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org 🩸
We’ve done it! 🎉
Tonight, in a landmark vote, MPs backed bodily autonomy and ensured that no one will face prosecution for ending their own pregnancies in England and Wales.
More thanks to come - but if you’ve liked, shared, or written to your MP, this reform is thanks to you. 👏
Lowri Griffiths, Chair of the Wales Cancer Alliance said: “The Wales Cancer Alliance welcomes the publication of Audit Wales’ report into NHS Wales’ strategic approach to improving timeliness of cancer diagnosis and treatment. With only a few exceptions, cancer waiting times across Wales for all tumour sites has stagnated below 60% and far from the national target of 75% for several years. Wales’ cancer outcomes are also amongst the worst across the developed world and cancer inequalities are increasing - this is unacceptable. We welcome Audit Wales’ overall conclusion and recommendations, they have been based upon a rigorous appraisal of the performance, resources, and strategic direction of cancer services in Wales, and validate our own frustrations around the strategic leadership of Cancer Services over recent years.
Today www.audit.wales has published its report into cancer services in Wales.
Our Chair, @lowrigriffiths.bsky.social has made a statement on behalf of the Wales Cancer Alliance.
The full statement is here on the @walescancer.bsky.social website.
walescanceralliance.org/wp-content/u...
Plus a snowy Cardiff Bay and a fresh supply of Welsh cakes are always good for the soul. 🏴🌨️
And today to hear @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social launch a new report on accountability, performance and culture in the Welsh health service, including positive proposals around making health data more accessible.
First Bluesky post(s) to mark a couple of trips to Cardiff over the last week…
Last week with researchers and healthcare professionals hearing about the amazing blood cancer research they’re leading in Wales, supported by the fab Blood Cancer UK community.
Starter Pack with current and former members of the Senedd (the national Parliament of Wales) on BSky:
#Wales #Cymru #Senedd
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Determined to spend a bit less time on Bluesky today! 😆
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