Scotland

A mature man sits in his hospital bed waiting to listen to a doctor explain his diagnosis whilst being consoled by his wife . In the background a young male nurse adjusts his curtain screen so that he can hear the news in private. They are smiling as the news appears to be good news.
Scotland

New national initiative to improve care of pancreatic and hepatocellular cancer patients across Scotland

8 August 2023

NHS Scotland has launched a new initiative with an innovative “Virtual Cancer Care Team” to speed up diagnosis and treatment for two of the most deadly forms of cancer.

Four people holding a fabric flag for pancreatic cancer UK
Fundraising

Stamping out pancreatic cancer one step at a time

26 July 2021

Saturday 17th July saw a magnificent 158 walkers join the first ever Team Scotland to take on The Big Step Forward, our walking event, now in its second year.

Local volunteering

Why I volunteer

28 June 2021

Connie shares her motivation for volunteering for Pancreatic Cancer UK and how it gives her a great sense of achievement.

Policy & campaigning

Scottish Government publish new action plan for cancer services

9 December 2020

Pancreatic Cancer UK's Head of Scotland, Dawn Crosby, comments on the Scottish Government’s Cancer Recovery Plan

Policy & campaigning

Spearheading the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce

4 November 2020

Pancreatic Cancer survival rates have not changed in 50 years. We knew that if we were to make the decision makers listen, we would have to make our voices louder.

Media

Scotmid Co-operative partner with Pancreatic Cancer UK

26 May 2020

Scotmid Co-operative partner with Pancreatic Cancer UK to invest in pancreatic cancer research in Scotland

Policy & campaigning

Demand Faster Treatment goes to the Scottish Parliament

5 March 2019

Still feeling inspired from our Demand Faster Treatment petition hand-in to No.10 Downing Street the previous day, on Tuesday 5th March we gathered outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for the hand-in to the Scottish Government.