Stephen attended a Parliamentary reception on 22 January hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support to discuss their Save Our Support initiative with Macmillan NHS professionals and people living with cancer.
There are more than 40,000 nurse vacancies in the NHS workforce and Government figures show that waiting times for cancer treatment and diagnosis are at record high levels. Save Our Support is a campaign to ensure that the country has a fully funded and sustainable cancer workforce in order to support the millions of people living with cancer across the UK.
Stephen commented afterwards: “I want East Ham residents to get the support they deserve from local cancer services, which is why I will continue to support Macmillan on their campaign. I would welcome hearing from more constituents living with cancer on the impact their diagnosis has had on them.”