A £750k tender to deliver phase one of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s new Cancer Support Centre, which will be situated at 18 High Street, Enniskillen, has been won by Fermanagh based contractor Farry Construction. The charity, who will invest almost £7m into the project and community over the next...
Coming just days after the UK General Election, the latest NI Cancer Waiting Times Statistics show an urgent need for all NI politicians and governing bodies to commit to addressing cancer. Published this morning from the NI Department of Health, the waiting times once again show that cancer waits r...
Following yesterday’s General Election, Cancer Focus NI Chief Executive Richard Spratt comments: “As we welcome the new MPs, we also remind them that cancer cannot wait. With one in two of us projected to face a cancer diagnosis in our lifetimes, cancer will likely touch everyone, either throu...
With the first 2024 cancer waiting times due out at the end of the month, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland reflects on the cancer waiting times seen in 2023. These waits are some of the worst on record, with only 30% of people starting treatments within 62 days of an urgent referral for suspected cance...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland releases today their manifesto for the 2024 UK General Election. It features 15 measures that, if implemented, could help prevent cancers, reduce health inequalities, and improve health outcomes and patient care. The manifesto is a call for MP candidates and political p...
