A delegation from Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has met with the panel set up to carry out an evaluation of the Individual Funding Request (IFR) process. The IFR process is intended to provide access to unapproved specialist drugs for patients where there is an agreed clinical need. These drugs are...
Our new Well Being Cookbook for cancer patients has come top in the Northern Ireland heat of the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook awards. The unique cookbook was also shortlisted for the Best Health Book in the World and Best Charity Book in the World categories. The Gourmand Awards celebrate glo...
The sun shone for TV weather forecaster Cecilia Daly as she cut the ribbon for the official opening of our new charity shop in Holywood High Street. Cecilia joined shop manager Michelle Fordyce and other members of staff and shop volunteers for the ceremony while customers were treated to special Ca...
Health Minister Jim Wells has received a 24,000 strong petition supporting Cancer Focus NI’s call for equal access to cancer drugs for local patients. A wheelbarrow load of signatures was delivered by our Chief Executive Roisin Foster and cancer patients Vera Sanderson and Allister Murphy on t...
Cancer Focus NI has welcomed the Health Committee’s commitment to investigate why a UK-wide deal between Government and industry isn’t delivering equal access to cancer drugs. At its first scheduled meeting after Summer recess, the Assembly’s Health Committee agreed to call officials from the Depart...
