APPG Radiotherapy
@APPGRT
Official account of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy. Chaired by @timfarron, Secretariat Radiotherapy UK @radiotherapy_uk
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https://radiotherapy.org.uk/all-party-parliamentary-group-on-radiotherapy/ 23-05-2018 20:00:49
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Delighted to be relected as Vice-Chair of APPG Radiotherapy for Radiotherapy
UK Cancer patients waiting more than 62 days desperately need a National Plan for RT.
World class RT is achievable in the UK within 10 years, but action is needed now. Action Radiotherapy Champions Network
Wes Streeting MP Victoria Atkins
A national tragedy that some cancer patients face 3-4h rounds trips to receive life saving radiotherapy care.
Thank you Tim Farron for shedding light on our depleted radiotherapy services. Cancer waiting times will keep rising as long as these severe shortages remain unaddressed
Happy #WorldRadiographyDay to the amazing UK workforce (and global colleagues too!). It takes a team of special people to make cancer treatment bearable and your skills and compassion are wide-ranging and immense. Thank you for all that you do.
Tomorrow in Westminster Hall, Selaine Saxby MP is leading a debate on accessibility of radiotherapy.
Read the Commons Library debate pack 📙
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…
Watch from 9.30am 📺
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/89…
On making the debate application, she said:
Thank you Tim Farron for highlighting the need for better access to #radiotherapy a vital cancer treatment. How will we get any support from this government when they don’t even know the difference between diagnostic hubs and radiotherapy?? CatchUpWithCancer Macmillan Cancer Support
‼️ Our chair Professor Pat Price is on Tonight this evening standing up for cancer patients and highlighting what needs to change to #catchupwithcancer & tackle the worst waiting times for cancer treatment ever.
Don't miss it - 8.30pm on #ITVTonight
CatchUpWithCancer Rad Chat
APPG-RT Chair
Tim Farron
MP launches findings from ‘January 2023 - Inquiry into radiotherapy and the cancer crisis’. The report highlights decades of systematic under-funding and under-resourcing of radiotherapy.
Full report here bit.ly/APPGRTreport
Radiotherapy UK
Delighted to have your continued leadership and support as we work to improve access to vital cancer treatment for patients and provide advanced #radiotherapy solutions to help tackle the devastating record wait-times for treatment.
After a successful and engaging AGM we would like to thank Tim Farron for continuing his chairmanship and vice chairs Grahame Morris Chris Rennard 🔶💙🇺🇦 Henry Smith MP @DerekThomasUK Jeff Smith Greg Smith MP theresavilliers and Baroness Goulding for their support.
Radiotherapy UK
The UK is 'lagging behind' in its radiotherapy treatment, according to a devastating report by APPG Radiotherapy
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
Lynsey Rice is repping us today as we join 60+ cancer charities to hand in the #onecancervoice petition calling on Rishi Sunak to take action on cancer.
Nearly 1 in 2 patients are now waiting over the 62 days target time for cancer treatment.
Cancer patients deserve better!
Radiotherapy can help tackle the UK's Cancer backlog. APPG Radiotherapy Radiotherapy UK CatchUpWithCancer Rhea Crighton 🧡🦋❤️
Good to see co-founder of the #CatchUpWithCancer campaign Professor Pat Price quoted in the Mail+ on the failing war on cancer.
'the targets to reduce these numbers have been pushed back – yet again – proving that cancer has slipped down the agenda.'
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
Important article today from Martyn Brown on the need to tackle the mounting cancer crisis, as part of the Daily Express radiotherapy cancer campaign with Bryan Robson.
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
'Shocking 160,000 cancer patients suffer delays to vital treatment' today Daily Express Martyn Brown #radiotherapy campaign continues 📰
Patients & workforce call for action 'We need more specialist radiotherapy centres'🚨
#CatchUpWithCancer
Click ⬇️
express.co.uk/life-style/hea…
In Cumbria and across the country, we have a cancer crisis, with patients waiting months to receive their first treatment.
In the House of Commons I asked the Health Minister if she would back our radiotherapy campaign with Daily Express for £1bn investment to improve treatment
We're supporting Radiotherapy UK's campaign to increase investment in #Radiotherapy .
Investing in research is also crucial to improve radiotherapy treatment for patients. Find out why in the thread below⬇️🧵(1/5)
express.co.uk/news/politics/…