Scotland
The Prostate Cancer Charter for Action has launched a prostate cancer manifesto for the Scottish elections. The Charter is calling on all prospective candidates to the Scottish Parliament to sign up to work with the Charter to achieve world-class, equitable services for men with prostate cancer in Scotland, should they be elected.
Prostate cancer is now one of the most common cancer amongst men in Scotland and the recently published waiting times for urological cancers in Scotland has shown that unfortunately the Scottish Parliament has a long way to go achieve world class services for men with prostate cancer in Scotland.
You can view the Charter's manifesto for Scotland here
Find out if the candidates from your local area have pledged to work with the charter here
BREAKING NEWS
Scottish Labour pledges to tackle the 'big four'
(11 April 2007)
Scottish Labour has pledged to build on the recent progress in tackling cancer by, "work[ing] closely with the full range of cancer charities to develop new strategies to tackle diseases such as bowel, breast, prostate and cervical cancer."
Tackling the geographical distribution of patients across Scotland, the Labour Party in Scotland also pledges to make GP practices "community health resources" and states that these centres will involve the primary health care team, plus visiting services such as dialysis and chemotherapy.
The full manifesto can be viewed here
The SNP commit to reducing cancer waits
(13 April 2007)
The SNP has made reducing cancer waits one of the key commitments of their election manifesto: "We will also ensure that the two-month waiting target for cancer patients to be diagnosed and treated is met."
The Party has also proposed a system of 'life checks' including a check-up at 40 years old for all men and women: "Patients will be given an individual health plan based on the findings of their health check with information on any lifestyle changes which may be necessary. By the end of our first term in government we will aim to extend this initiative to Scots."
The full manifesto can be viewed here
