On World Cancer Day, our hearts go out to all those who have struggled because of cancer, those who have survived, and those who have passed away #WorldCancerDay
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We also want to raise awareness about patients who have been wrongly refused cancer treatment under current #NHS charging rules. #Cancer treatment should always be provided under the safeguards, but the rules are so complicated that hospitals are struggling to implement them
Kelemua Mulat, whose treatment for cancer was suspended for 6 weeks because she couldn’t pay thousands of pounds upfront. She passed at 39 years old.
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The elderly woman who was asked to pay £150,000 upfront for her cancer care and was denied care for months.
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Saloum, an FGM campaigner that was denied care for two types of cancer. He passed a few months later.
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Esayas, whose Leukaemia treatment was suspended because he couldn’t pay £33,000 upfront.
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Elfreda Spencer, who passed away after having been asked to pay £30,000 upfront for her treatment. The Trust refused to accept payment in instalments and she was left without treatment.
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Albert Thompson, Windrush victim, who was denied cancer treatment for months and only after extreme pressure by the media and in parliament, received it when Theresa May conceded to it. theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/a…
Cancer treatment should always be considered urgent and necessary. However, charging regulations mean that people are suffering and dying because of this unjust, immoral rule. This #WorldCancerDay, we ask @MattHancock to scrap the #NHS charging rules.
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