APPG on Blood Cancer

And we are delighted to announce our new Chair, @jessphillips! Jess is a huge champion of the blood cancer community, and we know she will lead the APPG brilliantly. Lots more vital work to do - welcome, Jess 🌟 (2/2)

A productive meeting with our excellent Chair @jessphillips and the @bloodcancer_uk Policy Panel this afternoon - lots to discuss and plenty of ideas for the APPG to work on💡

Blood Cancer UK funding helped create the treatments that have saved my dad's life. Very proud to help push for patients and families living with Blood Cancer.

After a fantastic five years, @HenrySmithUK has stepped down as Chair and become a vice-chair. We are incredibly grateful for all Henry has done to build and grow our APPG and represent the blood cancer community in Parliament and beyond. Thank you, Henry! (1/2)

As @APPGBloodCancer Chair, today I was pleased to launch our new report on the impact of Covid-19 on blood cancer services. Alongside @APPGStemCell, we call for:   - More investment - Stronger leadership - Targeted action   The full report is available at: henrysmith.info/news/henry-smi…

@CaroleCrossleyW Sorry for the shorthand! RDC stands for Rapid Diagnostic Centre. You can read a report about RDCs from Blood Cancer UK here bit.ly/3tLq31E

@APPGBloodCancer What does RDC mean please?

We are pleased to publish the findings of our joint inquiry with the @APPGStemCell today. Take a look here ➡️ bit.ly/3sUBghf Please join us on this account for live tweeting of the report launch at 10am.

We urgently need stronger leadership, targeted action, and more investment. Read our full report here bit.ly/3sUBghf

A huge thank you to everyone who joined our launch today. Please do share our report and its recommendations widely bit.ly/3sUBghf

@HennyBraund would like a commitment from Government that every patient can access a named CNS and psychological care, as the report recommends. She knows this will take investment - we need to be far more bold and ambitious to improve outcomes for people with blood cancer.

@JohnASnowden adds that we need more resource at a ground level. Bigger units, more staff, and retaining staff is incredibly important. Workforce is essential.