Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has submitted a response to the consultations on obesity prevention and management, presented by the NI Department of Health. The consultations related to a strategic framework to prevent the harms caused by obesity and a regional obesity management service. “Obesity ca...
Charity calls for ambitious new Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy to ease the burden on the health service, as half of cases are preventable Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has launched new research showing that the cost of skin cancer diagnosis and treatment in Northern Ireland is over £21m a year, and...
Richard Spratt, Chief Executive of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, was invited to speak at the Policy Forum for Northern Ireland on the topic of “Next Steps for Cancer Care in NI.” Richard was part of a panel discussion on the “Long-term goals for improving cancer outcomes.” ...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland welcomes the appointment of Robin Swann MLA as Health Minister in the newly formed Northern Ireland Executive. Minister Swann, a UUP MLA for North Antrim, returns to this post after serving as Health Minister in the previous Executive from 2020-2022. “We established a p...
This week, the All-Party Group on Cancer for the Northern Ireland Assembly met to discuss cervical screening in NI. It featured presentations from Dr Stephen Austin (Executive Medical Director, Southern HSC Trust) and Dr Joanne McClean (Director of Public Health, HSC Public Health Agency). Topics in...
