BTA Lobbying Subject List

BTA’s lobbying Alerts will cover the following subjects, agreed at a meeting of the Brain Tumour Research umbrella group in November 2009:

  • More Neuro-oncology Staff at hospitals nationwide
  • Continuity of Care from diagnosis onwards
  • Post Treatment care improved and expanded nationwide
  • More funding for training specialist doctors nationwide
  • Regional centres – more research centres across the UK
  • GP – assistance with early diagnosis of tumours
  • Opticians – assistance with early diagnosis of tumours
  • Research funding – MRC/government money hugely increased
  • More scanners in hospitals and medical centres nationwide
  • Access to new drugs at the earliest possible moment
  • Proton therapy : not available in UK/how, when & where/postcode lottery/impact on research funding
  • Standard of care across all disciplines not consistent:  treatment/ after care
  • IOG (Improving Outcomes Guidance) – implementation

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January 4, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized


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  • A big thank you to Herald and Times Staff

    Special thanks to members of The Staff Benevolent Fund of the Herald and Times Group for their fantastic donation received last month. We are actively raising funds for research into low-grade brain tumours which affect so many children and this donation will be used for that purpose.

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