Campaign Updates – Page 5 – Campaign Collective

Image of Tamas Bandur and Zsolt Koncsik of Hungary, who won Gold medals in the ICT Specialists (team skill) competition and were awarded the Jos de Goey Best in Europe Award 2023

Celebrating skilled young professionals at EuroSkills Gdańsk 2023

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Campaign Updates 26/10/202309/09/2025No Comments

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 …

Menopause highlighted as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 18/10/202309/09/2025No Comments

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 …

Photo of Simon Francis, Campaign Collective founder member, addressing delegates at a training session for Social Workers Union frontline organisers.

Top 5 tips for a successful campaign

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, SWU Campaign Fund 28/09/202309/09/2025No Comments

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 …

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Cancer patients given a voice on palliative care

by lakersccCampaign Updates 21/08/202309/09/2025No Comments

The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce has launched a groundbreaking survey to give a voice to people affected by a terminal diagnosis of one of the deadliest cancers. Patients and their loved ones will have the opportunity to share their experiences after receiving a diagnosis for one of the less survivable cancers: brain, liver, lung, stomach, …

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New cancer strategy for Scotland

by lakersccCampaign Updates 24/06/202309/09/2025No Comments

This month the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) welcomed the new Cancer Strategy for Scotland as a big step in the right direction for people diagnosed with a less survivable cancer. The LSCT was invited to contribute to the strategy due to its expertise in the country’s deadliest cancers – those of the pancreas, lung, …

Campaign Collective coordinates successful electoral reform campaign

by Nancy PlattsCampaign Collective News, Campaign Updates 14/06/202309/09/2025No Comments

Shop workers union Usdaw has become the latest trade union to change its policy in favour of proportional representation for UK parliamentary elections. Usdaw represents over 400,000 people, many on low incomes, who work on the frontline of retail. The union campaigns for improvements to working life for their members including a £12 minimum wage …

UK public ignoring rising skin cancer risks

by lakersccCampaign Updates 02/05/202309/09/2025No Comments

Experts have voiced concerns in response to the new data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus which shows that 32% of British people reported rarely or never using sunscreen when in the UK and only 11% saying that they always use it. Male respondents were particularly reluctant to use sunscreen with 40% saying they …

Severe bowel condition on the rise in the UK

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Campaign Updates 17/04/202309/09/2025No Comments

Experts have raised concerns about the number of people suffering with undiagnosed microscopic colitis, a debilitating bowel condition thought to affect thousands of adults in the UK. The national charity Guts UK has published a resource for patients during Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week to raise awareness of the disease and is calling for more research …

Petitioners hand in their demand to stay warm this winter at Downing Street

Fuel poverty petition handed in at Downing Street

by sifrancisCampaign Updates 07/03/202309/09/2025No Comments

The British public is decisively in favour of a swift transition away from fossil fuels in order to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of energy, according to new research released as a petition to call for more support for those in fuel poverty has been handed in to Downing Street. Over half of adults in …