A group of charities, cross-party politicians, patients and medical professionals have handed a petition to the Government calling on them to abolish VAT on factor 30+ sunscreen to make it more affordable and reduce cases of skin cancer. The VAT Burn campaign is a response to the rising number of skin cancer deaths in the …
The Sickle Cell Society has published a report highlighting dangerous shortages in the sickle cell nursing workforce in England. The Difference Between Life and Death report follows a 2021 All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia inquiry into sickle cell care which found ‘serious care failings’ in acute services and evidence of attitudes …
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Five of the largest charities working to support children and young people in the UK have come together to call for the next UK Government to put babies, children and young people at the heart of Government policy making, backed by a step-change in investment to transform childhoods across the UK. Action for Children, Barnardo’s, …
Campaign Collective supports the call for an Emergency Energy Tariff through its work with the Warm This Winter campaign. The energy bills crisis is now predicted to be so severe that a wide range of health, poverty, housing and environmental organisations and academics have written to Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt MP, to request the introduction of …
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De Montfort University (DMU) has selected Campaign Collective to help raise its profile among UK policy makers. Campaign Collective members will help coordinate meetings with policy makers and politicians, and organise policy roundtables and other stakeholder events. The campaign will address a number of key challenges facing politicians in the run-up to the next UK …
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Liver Cancer UK, part of the British Liver Trust, has released new findings, as part of Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which show that liver cancer is rising dramatically across the country and especially in areas of economic deprivation. Their analysis of NHS data for 2020 found that the incidence of liver cancer in England was …
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Campaign Collective proudly partnered with WorldSkills Europe to support the eighth edition of the European Championship of Young Professionals, which took place in Gdańsk, Poland from 5-9 September 2023. Held every two years and organised by WorldSkills Europe together with 32 Member countries, EuroSkills is an international showcase of technical and vocational education, which brings together …
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To mark World Menopause Day 2023, the International Menopause Society (IMS) has published research highlighting female-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. The research paper Reproductive milestones across the lifespan and cardiovascular disease risk in women, notes the growing number of recognised milestones during a female’s life which are associated with increased risks for CVD. It also …
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As a social enterprise, our aim, here at Campaign Collective, is to make a positive contribution to society. We do this through our campaign work and by investing our profits into our social purpose fund. In September 2018, we launched our positive news website, The Rooftop News – our most ambitious social enterprise project yet. We …
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At a recent training session for Social Workers Union frontline organisers, Simon Francis, Campaign Collective founder member, shared inspiration for successful campaigns. Drawing on campaigns delivered by the Collective, including those supported through the SWU Campaign Fund and from the wider world, delegates explored the key elements that successful campaigns have in common. 1. Have …