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Macmillan response to Wales National Cancer Plan

Team @ AberdareOnline15 July 202615 July 202603 mins

Rhian Stangroom-Teel, External Affairs Manager Wales at Macmillan Cancer Support said: “This is a landmark moment for people living with cancer in Wales. A long-term, fully funded plan is a vital step towards ensuring everyone gets the treatment, care and support they need, when they need it. “The need for change is crucial. Too many people with cancer in Wales still face a poorer prognosis or delays to their treatment and care depending on where they…

Macmillan calls for National Cancer Strategy as new Data from the Welsh Government shows the worst cancer waiting times monthly figure for a year

Team @ AberdareOnline26 March 202626 March 2026010 mins

Macmillan Cancer Support calls for a 10-year cancer plan in Wales as cancer waiting times stagnate Health spokespeople from the main political parties gathered this week at the Senedd in a hustings event with people affected by and living with cancer, organised by Macmillan Cancer Support. While a range of topics were covered, the message…

NHS Wales Cancer Waiting Times: Macmillan Cancer Support statement

Team @ AberdareOnline23 November 202523 November 202507 mins

In response to the NHS Wales Cancer Waiting Times figures released this morning, please find below a statement and fact box from Macmillan Cancer Support. Responding to the latest NHS Wales Cancer Waiting Times figures, Hannah Buckingham, Senior External Affairs Adviser for Wales at Macmillan Cancer Support, said:  “Timely cancer diagnosis and treatment are essential, yet thousands of people in Wales continue to face…

Your first look at new NGS Macmillan palliative care unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Team @ AberdareOnline10 October 202510 October 202505 mins

Here is your first look around the £7m state-of-the-art NGS Macmillan palliative care unit being built at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The architects who designed the Y Bwthyn NGS Macmillan Unit have created a film giving people a first look at what the unit will look like. It gives viewers a look around the spacious environment and…

With Senedd elections approaching time is running out for Cancer Improvement Plan – Macmillan responds to latest Wales Cancer Waiting Times

Team @ AberdareOnline19 June 202509 mins

Responding to the latest NHS Wales Cancer Waiting Times figures, Rhian Stangroom-Teel, Macmillan Cancer Support External Affairs Manager Wales, said: “This week’s significant data releases in Wales are yet more evidence that who you are and where you live heavily influences your experience of cancer. While there have been slight improvements in waiting times compared…

Macmillan responds to NHS Wales Cancer Waiting Times

Team @ AberdareOnline22 May 202522 May 202502 mins

Responding to the latest NHS Wales Cancer Waiting Times figures, Rhian Stangroom-Teel, External Affairs Manager Wales, said: “Despite some improvements in March, cancer waiting times in Wales remain unacceptably long. Worse still, people are being hit harder because of who they are or where they live. Behind every statistic is a real person, facing unbearable…

Only a change of government will end cancer failures

Team @ AberdareOnline14 January 202514 January 202503 mins

James Evans MS and Darren Millar MS have criticised the Welsh Government for their poor waiting time performance for NHS cancer diagnosis and treatment as outlined in a new report by Audit Wales. Audit Wales found that there has been a “continuing failure to meet national performance targets for cancer” with the national target of…

Macmillan Cancer Support responds to Audit Wales report on cancer waiting times

Team @ AberdareOnline14 January 202503 mins

Responding to the Audit Wales report on cancer waiting times in Wales, Kate Seymour, Head of External Affairs at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “This crucial report from Audit Wales clearly shows the failure of the Welsh government to tackle the crisis in cancer waiting times. Their analysis demonstrates a lack of strong national leadership is…

Macmillan Cancer Support response to CWT Wales released today – Thursday 24 October

Team @ AberdareOnline24 October 202424 October 202406 mins

Sarah Christie, Policy and Public Affairs Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support says: “The First Minister said her first priority was to cut NHS waiting times and has promised to list who will be delivering what and when. Over eighteen months ago commitments were also made to improve cancer care in the Cancer Improvement Plan for…

Leading cancer charity says news of Sir Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis has sparked the biggest surge in web searches for cancer in the UK since the Royal Family’s cancer diagnoses earlier this year.

Team @ AberdareOnline22 October 202406 mins

Macmillan Cancer Support says that search engine data shows a surge in overall web searches for cancer in the UK yesterday – the biggest seen since March 2024 when it was announced that the Princess of Wales had been diagnosed with cancer, and February 2024 when it was announced King Charles had cancer*. The charity’s own data…