Milton Keynes Cancer Patient Partnership

Sharing the Caring for Cancer in Milton Keynes

MKCPP MEETING MINUTES March 2017

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mkcpp logoTuesday 14th March 2017, 12:30 – 2.30
BICS Training Room, Oak House
MINUTES

Present:

Elizabeth Bradley                    User rep, Breast
Carol Hewett                           User rep, Upper GI
Dawn Alan                               User rep, Carer, Paediatric, The Henry Allen Trust
Sam Yojnan                             User rep, Chair Prostate group
Claire Crick                             User rep, Breast
Tony Kelly                               User rep, Lower GI, volunteer – Mac Unit & Community Car Scheme
Laura Jeffery                           MK Community Action –  Car Scheme
Geoff Saunders                      User rep, Lymphoma  – REMAP
Barbara Saunders                  User Rep, Lymphoma
Jaff Newton                             MKCPP Secretary, User rep, Breast
Jeannie Righton                      User rep, Lung
Jean Mattinsley                       User rep – Carer, Healthwatch rep
Michaela Tait                           Patient Experience Manager
Rose Coppard                        User rep, Lower GI &  volunteer – Mac Unit
Angela Sheldrick                     Breast re-design Project Manager
Suzan St Maur                        MKCPP Chair, User rep, Breast, Bladder, Carer
Linda Wilson                           User rep, Breast
Geoff Saunders                      User rep, Lymphoma  – REMAP
Jane Douglas                          Macmillan Mobile Information Lead
Christine Cowap                     Macmillan Engagement Co-ordinator for MK and Bucks
Shaeen Dalvi                          Macmillan Partnership Lead for Bucks and MK
Alan Hastings                         Chair, PPG Whaddon Medical Centre [Read more…]

Obituary: MKCPP member Richard Freeman. We will miss you so much…

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Aged just 60 years old, two-times cancer survivor Richard Freeman experienced a recurrence in Spring 2017. After being hospitalised for a week he was at home doing well with treatment, but after a sudden crisis he was readmitted and passed away on Easter Sunday morning.

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Farewell – and R I P – to a much-appreciated MKCPP member Richard Freeman (12/05/56 – 16/04/17)

He had been a member of the MKCPP for several years and was instrumental in spearheading a number of projects for the Partnership, not least of which was the recent initiative “Cancer & Beyond” which is leading the way in rolling out post-cancer treatment care and rehabilitation into local MK GP practices. This is in parallel, now, with Macmillan’s “Living With and Beyond Cancer” which is their national initiative. [Read more…]

Does your business or workplace have the right policy for cancer patients?

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MKCPP member runs new workshop on cancer in the workplace, June 21st 2017

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MKCPP member Deb James of James HR: educating employers and employees on how to handle cancer in the workplace

Research shows that far too few employers and managers – even HR managers – understand how to deal with staff who contract cancer.

And consequently employed cancer patients may inadvertently receive less than appropriate treatment in the workplace during the course of their treatment and recovery.

This is why MKCPP member Deborah James of James HR and fellow cancer survivor Maggie Newton of Red Clematis Coaching have announced the next in their popular series of workshops on cancer in the workplace. [Read more…]