Exercise saved my life. Bowel cancer survivor & Marketing Director. Also help people to stay fit during or after cancer
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@RobbieButlerMLA @JonBurrowsMLA @mcguigan_philip well said @DianeDoddsMLA I have met with you & @mcguigan_philip due to my concerns about witnessing piecemeal project & no overall vision. Little minor changes-not necessarily improvements but no big picture. Totally a mish mash
Had lots of bloods taken today at Hillsborough Health centre and Nathan was great! Got vein first time, painless and took about 8 vials no problem. Good chair with arm support & foot raise. I have a phobia but not a problem today. I find all the treatment room nurses great.
Big night tonight- @DjokerNole plays against Sinner @rolandgarros No pressure on him to win but I really, really hope he does. He is tennis perfection and deserves it
Attended a @healthdpt cancer research strategy workshop this week. The strategy MUST focus single mindedly on- what research do we need to save lives & reduce suffering from cancer for NI citizens & how will these be delivered. NOT how do we create economic growth (aka make money from cancer) This is a health strategy, not a strategy for the economy. Can someone explain this please? @mikenesbittni @CArchibald_SF @moneillsf @little_pengelly @DianeDoddsMLA @mcguigan_philip
Thank you Joanne Clayton at Ulster Hospital for putting my cannula in today! If anyone is anxious or fine veins ask for Joanne! She is brilliant. It transforms a traumatic experience. They need a new chair for putting cannulas in as it’s been broken for over a year @healthdpt
This critical situation demands more than the same old thinking; patients need fast, effective action now
Once again, I urge the Health Minister @mikenesbittni to lead transformation from the top-driving change, creating a culture where things are EXPECTED to be done differently, and challenge and new ways of thinking are welcomed and encouraged.
This was dismissed by a DoH senior official last week as ‘the GP should know better’ demonstrating a lack of understanding of the reality and crisis on the ground. They need support not blame.
e.g. red flag referrals-we know GPS are causing a backlog by excessive red flag referrals and sending people to A&E. Not their fault when ‘urgent’ referrals have a wait of 1 year currently. Life or death choice?
An urgent cancer taskforce is essential—GPs, pharmacies, charities, all stakeholders working together. The public deserves assurance of lateral problem-solving, with ‘right first time’ proposals, not slow, pedestrian options that go back and forth for months
Pleased Mike Nesbitt proposed action on cancer waiting lists yesterday.But this needs fast, bold process re-engineering led by experts—rather than a ‘paper of options’ from insiders too close to the problem. He must have the right team with innovative, transformational thinking
Over a yr ago I headlined the news calling for a cancer task force to tackle the cancer crisis urgently. Still nothing. How many more people are going to die needlessly? We deserve better
36 Northern Ireland Cancer Charities stand shoulder to shoulder in the wake of NI’s unacceptable cancer waiting times figures.
The NI Cancer Charities Coalition (NICCC) is calling for urgent action to ensure better outcomes for local people.
Read more: cancerfocusni.org/niccc-canc…
ALT Pictured is the Executive Committee of the NI Cancer Charities Coalition (NICCC). (L-R) Richard Spratt, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland (NICCC Chair), Phil Alexander, Cancer Fund for Children, Gareth Kirk, Action Cancer (NICCC Treasurer), Sarah Christie, Macmillan Cancer Support (NICCC Secretary), Liz Morrison, Cancer Research UK (NICCC Vice Chair), and Ana Wilkinson, Friends of the Cancer Centre.
This has to be an urgent turning point and reset for the NI cancer strategy. The public has been let down and a continuation of the same failures and lack of improvements for patients cannot be allowed to continue. Money is not the problem. Incompetence and inefficiency is.
We need honesty, transparency and urgent remedial action now, not Mike Nesbitt reading off prepared scripts, telling us how wonderfully everything is going. That is not true & the public needs the truth. No more shameful gaslighting. People are suffering & dying unnecessarily
