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...
Ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday 4th February, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is making a call for 500 brave participants to register for its renowned Mourne Seven Summits and Twin Peaks challenge events on 15 June this year. The call comes as the charity has unveiled Decathlon as the chief sponso...
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...
The Northern Ireland Audit Office released a report today on the public health impacts of smoking and vaping. Responding to the report, Cancer Focus NI Chief Executive Richard Spratt comments: “We welcome the audit into public health impacts of smoking and vaping undertaken by the Northern Ireland A...
Following today’s announcement that power-sharing will be restored in Northern Ireland, Cancer Focus NI Chief Executive Richard Spratt comments: “The end of Northern Ireland’s political stalemate will be welcomed by cancer patients. Far too many people have waited for far too long: when facing...
