APPGC meetings and events

The APPGC held its AGM. Elliot Colburn MP was re-elected to the position of Chair. Three Vice Chairs were also elected.

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The APPGC heard from Professor John Radford, Consultant Oncologist at The Christie and Professor of Medical Oncology at The University of Manchester, who is leading a ‘Living with and Beyond Cancer (LWBC)’ research programme, looking into ways of reducing the risk of health problems caused by cancer treatment.

In a presentation to the group, Professor Radford provided an update on the work of the programme and discussed how the novel use of data and digital technology can help improve outcomes and the patient experience. He spoke in detail about a strategy for managing cancer patients 5+years from treatment, when the risk of cancer recurrence is low, but patients are at risk of other multiple health issues because of the late effects of their treatment for cancer. The intervention, called ADAPT, provides patients and GPs with individualised information about diagnosis, treatment, possible late consequences and how these can be recognised, mitigated and managed. Professor Radford then spoke about remote monitoring of cancer patients at risk of sepsis, a pilot study of using wearable biosensors in patients at high risk of chemotherapy associated neutropenic sepsis. Following his presentation, Professor Radford then took questions from those in attendance.

The APPGC held a meeting bringing together Parliamentarians and stakeholders from the cancer sector to discuss some of the current inequalities that exist across the cancer pathway among those with protected characteristics, specifically those in the LGBTIQ+ community and disabled and neurodivergent people.  

Speakers included Stewart O’Callaghan Founder and CEO of OUTpatients, the UK’s only LGBTIQ+ cancer charity, Katie Munday and Rosie Tansley, Community Researchers behind the recent “What I Would Like to Say” study and Hayley Snowden, Health Inequalities Programme Manager at West Yorkshire & Harrogate Cancer Alliance.

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The APPGC held its AGM. Elliot Colburn MP was re-elected to the position of Chair. Vice Chairs and Officers were also elected.

Immediately following the AGM, the APPGC was delighted to host stakeholder group member Cancer Awareness for Teens and Twenties (CATTs) whose School Outreach Officer, Natasha Francis, delivered a cancer awareness workshop for parliamentarians in attendance. CATTs delivers these workshops to young people aged 14 to 18 in schools across Redbridge and Havering. CATTs provides these sessions to schools free-of-charge, with funding provided by North East London Cancer Alliance.

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The APPGC held a meeting to discuss the financial challenges of a cancer diagnosis. The session included speakers with a lived experience and the opportunity to hear from people supporting cancer patients, in addition to a Q&A session. The meeting also functioned as an EGM to elect a new Chair, Elliot Colburn MP.

You can view the minutes from the meeting here.

You can access the APPG on Cancer’s guide to supporting constituents with the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis here.

The APPGC held a meeting to discuss the key themes that should be present in the 10 Year Cancer Plan for England. These were Awareness and Education, Personalised Care, Digitalisation, and Workforce.

Chair of the APPGC, Tonia Antoniazzi MP, was present as were other APPGC Officers. The APPGC heard from key stakeholders working in the cancer charity sector.

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The APPGC held an AGM with the Chair, Tonia Antoniazzi MP and officers. The group reviewed their priorities for the rest of the year, and heard personal stories from experts by experience.

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The APPGC held a meeting with the Chair, Tonia Antoniazzi MP, and Officers. The group reviewed their work plans for the rest of the year, as well as a look at their future plans.

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The APPG held an AGM with the Officers of the group, where Tonia Antoniazzi MP was elected Chair. At the AGM, the previous year was reviewed, and future plans for the group were looked at.
 
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The APPG held an AGM with the Chair and Officers of the group. At the AGM, the previous year was reviewed, and future plans for the group were looked at.

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The APPG held an EGM where Nic Dakin MP was elected chair of the APPG following John Baron stepping down from the position.

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The APPG held an AGM with the Chair and Officers of the group. At the AGM, the previous year was reviewed,and future plans for the group were looked at.

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The APPG held an AGM with the Chair and Officers of the group. The group discussed the ongoing inquiry into the Cancer Strategy, Britain Against Cancer and proposing a backbench business debate on cancer.

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The APPGC held a roundtable discussion about how the ‘cancer community’ can support and work with Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to improve 1 year cancer survival rates. The event was an opportunity for representatives from cancer charities to come together with the various APPGs to discuss how everyone can work together to champion the issue.

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The APPGC held a meeting where they heard from James Shield from Macmillan Cancer Support, who presenting on Macmillan’s newly published report, Warning Signs: Challenges to the Cancer Strategy in England by 2020, which was followed by questions. The Officers and members of the group then discussed APPGC activities and priorities.

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The APPGC held a meeting which featured a presentation on target intra-operative radiotherapy from Professor Jayant, Professor Michael Baum, Professor Nathan Coombes, Professor Jeffrey Tobias and patient advocate, Marcelle Bernstein.

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The APPGC held a meeting at which Lynn Ladbrook, Chief Executive at Breast Cancer UK gave a presentation on breast cancer prevention.

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The APPG held an AGM at which NHS England and NICE spoke to the APPG on the reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.

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The APPGC held an AGM at which Nationwide gave a presentation on their Specialist Support Service for people affected by cancer. In addition, the officers of the APPGC approved the APPGC’s accounts. 

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They held a meeting at which Chris Carrigan, Head of NCIN presented about cancer data.

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On Tuesday 17 July, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC) held its 5th annual Summer Reception.

The event provided an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), which have improved their 1 year cancer survival rates and reflect on the progress towards delivering the Cancer Strategy for England by 2020. Speeches on the importance of early diagnosis in cancer care were given by John Baron MP, Health Minister Steve Brine, and Lynda Thomas, previous CEO of Macmillan.

The reception provided an opportunity for MPs, Peers and other stakeholder organisations to come together to discuss this progress. It was also a chance to thank John Baron MP for all his hard work over the past nine years as chair of the group.

On 5 July, the APPGC hosted its annual Summer Reception in the Strangers’ Dining Room in Parliament. The reception was a great success with around 70 attendees from across the cancer community including parliamentarians, charities, patient representatives, Cancer Alliance Leads and Clinical Commissioning Groups.

At the Reception, the APPGC was re-launched in the new Parliament, where both new and returning MPs were invited to join the Group as Members and Officers. We also launched our inquiry into the England Cancer Strategy and continued our campaign to improve one year survival rates by celebrating those Clinical Commissioning Groups who have most improved their one year survival rates.

We heard speeches from the new Minister, Steve Brine MP, Nicola Hunt, Cancer Programme Director for NHS England, Professor Sean Duffy, Cancer Alliance Lead for West Yorkshire and Harrogate, and the previous Chair of the APPG on Cancer, John Baron.

All speakers emphasised the importance of delivering the ambitions of the Cancer Strategy with Steve Brine stating that 'he wanted the priorities of the Cancer Strategy to become the priorities of Government'.

On 6 July the APPGC hosted its annual Summer Reception, titled One year cancer survival figures: recognising progress at Strangers’ Dining Room in the House of Commons.

The Reception highlighted the work of the top 20 CCGs who have most improved their 1 year cancer survival figures over the last year. We were joined by 12 CCGs from across England who were presented with a certificate of recognition by John Baron MP, Chairman of the APPGC.

More than 80 people attended the event including representatives from across the cancer community; cancer charities, private sector, Macmillan patient representatives and 20 Parliamentarians.

Minister for Public Health, Jane Ellison MP, addressed the reception and recapped the progress made over the last few years including the Cancer Strategy and reassured everyone that cancer will remain a priority for the government, regardless of what changes occur over the coming weeks and months. The attendees also heard from John Baron MP, and Dr Vivek Varakantam from East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG.

On the 1 July 2015 the APPGC held its annual Summer Reception in Parliament. The group highlighted local one year cancer survival rates, for which Clinical Commissioning Groups are now accountable.

60 parliamentarians attended, including Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt and Minister for Public Health, Jane Ellison. As a result of the event, the APPGC now has 20 additional members. This reflects both the important function the APPGC performs and the recognition that it continues to receive.

At the Reception, speeches were given by John Baron MP - the chair of the APPGC, Lynda Thomas - previous CEO of Macmillan Cancer Support, and Jane Ellison - Minister for Public Health. The Minister particularly praised the pack of materials the APPGC has created for MPs to take away, which included the APPGC’s new report, local statistics briefings, a press release and a template letter for MPs to send to their local CCGs.

The APPGC held a summer reception to celebrate the inclusion of the one year survival rates in the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set.

The reception was attended by around 80 stakeholders from the cancer community, and was addressed by the Minister for Public Health, Jane Ellison MP and National Clinical Director for Cancer Sean Duffy. Attendees were able to receive briefings on one year survival rates in their local area, as well as see demonstrations of tools such as Macmillan’s Electronic Cancer Decision Support Tool, and the Recovery Package.