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Cancer awareness campervan ‘Daisy’ to tour rural Northumberland
Cancer awareness campervan ‘Daisy’ to tour rural Northumberland
NHS staff are to tour rural Northumberland in a VW campervan as part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the early symptoms of cancer amongst local residents.
‘Daisy’, as the campervan is affectionately known, will be visiting locations across Tynedale, Berwick and Alnwick during April to spread the word on the importance of being clued up on the early cancer symptoms and why keeping an eye on your body and knowing what’s normal and what’s not, should be routine.
Sheila Hancock Joins Chiswick Patients and Carers
| To call on MPs to end postcode lottery in brain tumour care |
Patients and carers from Chiswick, including actress Sheila Hancock and resident Grace Connell, called on MPs to sign up to minimum standards which would put an end to the postcode lottery in brain tumour care.
A five year delay in the implementation of improvements in outcomes for people with brain and other tumours has led to a ‘postcode lottery’ of treatment, rehabilitation and care across the country. Therefore at this week’s lobby of Parliament 200 patients, carers, charities and medical professionals asked MPs to sign up in support of the Guidance and make sure the guidelines are not lost in the wider NHS reforms.
Carers describe importance of early Dementia diagnosis
Carers John and his wife Shirley describe how they’ve adapted their lives since John showed early signs of dementia. An expert explains the value of early diagnosis and planning for a future with dementia
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