SNP MSP Ben Macpherson is calling on people across Edinburgh to contribute to the Scottish Government’s new consultation looking at the causes of social isolation and loneliness and how they can be addressed. Continue reading Tackling the scourge of loneliness
Lothians MSP Miles Briggs is encouraging local people to take part in a new clinic trial. Breast Cancer Now is calling for new volunteers in the Edinburgh area to train as lifestyle coaches to deliver a major breast cancer risk reduction trial. Continue reading Briggs encourages Lothian residents to volunteer as lifestyle coaches
Miles Briggs, Lothian MSP and the Shadow Health Secretary, is welcoming the news that the UK’s two leading bowel cancer charities, Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer, have announced they are uniting to form a new single charity. Continue reading MSP welcomes unification of bowel cancer charities
Lothians MSP Miles Briggs has tabled a Holyrood motion praising a Bank of Scotland cancer care initiative. Continue reading Briggs praises Bank of Scotland’s Cancer Support initiative
The Scottish Cancer Conference has held it’s twelfth event for a range of organisation and people who are involved with cancer to come together and share information, network, learn and discuss the latest developments in the fight to beat cancer. Yesterday’s event was hosted by Cancer Research UK and the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Cancer and held at the Royal College of Surgeons. Continue reading Briggs chairs national cancer conference
