Shaping the Future of Cancer Care
The ambition to help people live well through and beyond cancer can only be achieved if support is available beyond diagnosis and treatment. We remain committed to championing the needs of our community and expanding access to the specialist physical activity, wellbeing and peer support services that help people rebuild confidence, improve quality of life and thrive beyond cancer.
On Monday 20th July, the day the UK welcomed new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Downing Street, Trekstock CEO Sophie Epstone and COO Holly Campbell joined the stakeholder discussion held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer.
Hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support, the Stakeholder Group brings MPs from across the political spectrum together with various cancer charities, clinicians, researchers and people affected by cancer, to debate the key issues and topics surrounding cancer provision in the UK.
At a significant time in British politics, the discussion was centred around reducing inequalities in cancer care, as discrepancies in diagnosis, treatment and recovery expectations still exist throughout the country. The Chair of the APPGC, Navendu Mishra, stated that “equality in cancer care should not be an aspiration. It must be the standard”.
Collaboration between government, the NHS, researchers, charities and community organisations is key to reducing these inequalities, ensuring the success of the National Cancer Plan, and to making sure everyone affected by cancer has ready access to the support they need. It is also essential to achieving the Plan’s ultimate goal of higher survival rates, and the ability of people diagnosed with cancer to live well following diagnosis and treatment.
At Trekstock, helping people build strength, improve their physical and mental wellbeing, enhance their quality of life and live well through and beyond cancer sits at the heart of everything we do.
For us, it's essential that we're involved in these important conversations; inequality in cancer care is a topic raised by our community all the time. People in their 20s, 30s and 40s living with and beyond cancer face unique challenges that can make their experience feel isolating, and for many, gaps in tailored care can make their situation feel like an afterthought.
Too often, people tell us they don't know where to turn for support after treatment, despite facing ongoing physical, emotional and practical challenges that can impact their wellbeing and quality of life long after the treatment ends.
It’s vital that the voices of our community are heard when shaping the future of cancer care. The ambition to help people live well through and beyond cancer can only be achieved if support is available beyond diagnosis and treatment. We remain committed to championing the needs of our community and expanding access to the specialist physical activity, wellbeing and peer support services that help people rebuild confidence, improve quality of life and thrive beyond cancer.