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Motion · S6M-10333 · 5 Sep 2023

Macmillan Cancer Support Launches New Service in Inverclyde

Lodged by Stuart McMillan (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 25 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the new Inverclyde Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) service, which aims to ensure that people living with cancer and their families are offered emotional, practical and financial support; understands that Macmillan Cancer Support, Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership and Your Voice Inverclyde Community Care Forum are working with a range of partners across Inverclyde to make sure local people affected by cancer can access all the help that they need; notes that anyone affected by cancer, including family members and carers, can access the new Inverclyde Macmillan ICJ Service at any stage from diagnosis to beyond treatment, and that it will see people newly diagnosed with cancer sent a letter offering a meeting with a dedicated one-to-one wellbeing practitioner; appreciates that anyone affected by cancer can access the service by simply calling or emailing the team to arrange an appointment; understands that, in partnership with the Scottish Government, Macmillan Cancer Support has invested £320,000 into the project, which will see all partners working together to provide seamless, accessible and personal support for people affected by cancer; believes that this service will help improve cancer support in Inverclyde, and thanks Macmillan Cancer Support and its supporters for all their work to help those living with, and affected by, cancer.

Supporters (25)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.