What is the Macmillan charity controversy?
Macmillan accused of ‘betrayal’ over plan to axe cancer benefits advice service. Macmillan Cancer Support is to scrap its £14m-a-year specialist advice service, which helps tens of thousands of people every year, in what has been described as a betrayal of vulnerable patients. An incredible 98% of our income comes from voluntary donations from supporters like you. We simply could not be there for people living with cancer without you. We want to be transparent in everything we do. Find out more about why your support matters and how Macmillan raises and spends money.Macmillan nurses are registered nurses with skills and experience in caring for people with cancer. They often have further qualifications in cancer care. To get a Macmillan nurse, you need to be referred to one by your doctor or nurse.About Macmillan Coffee Morning Donations from thousands of Coffee Mornings, big and small, help raise vital funds to support the almost 3. UK living with cancer, from the moment they are diagnosed, throughout treatment and beyond.
Is Macmillan American or British?
The Macmillan Company, one of the largest publishing companies in the United States, was founded in 1869 as a branch in New York City of the British firm of Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London. The Macmillan brothers sent George Edward Brett from Scotland to establish the American outlet. Pearson acquired the Macmillan name in America in 1998, following its purchase of the Simon & Schuster educational and professional group (which included various Macmillan Inc. Holtzbrinck purchased it from them in 2001.
What is Macmillan’s main aim?
Macmillan Cancer Support’s goal is to reach and improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer in the UK. Provide specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer and their families. Macmillan Coffee Morning happens annually on the last Friday of September and is based on the simple premise that guests gather over coffee and donate the cost of their drink to Macmillan.Macmillan Coffee Morning (formerly World’s Biggest Coffee Morning) is an annual fundraising event run by Macmillan Cancer Support where people across the UK host and attend Coffee Mornings in aid of Macmillan. Since 1990 it has raised over £310 million for Macmillan.