Young Lives V Cancer – Rhoda Grant

Thank you for getting in touch about this important topic.

Thanks to Young Lives vs Cancer for all its work in advocating for children and young people with cancer, and their families.

Scottish Labour welcome that the Scottish Government published a Cancer Strategy for Children and Young People three years ago, and we are currently exploring what progress has been made to date.

Improving cancer care is about so much more than early diagnosis and faster treatment – of course, these are important, but so too is the mental and wellbeing support. That’s why the North Star Vision is an important intervention.

Jackie Baillie MSP, Scottish Labour’s Spokesperson for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, has previously met already with Young Lives vs Cancer, and is keen to learn more about its current work, including the North Star Vision.

More generally, this is a worrying time for cancer patients in Scotland as the SNP Government has repeatedly missed its own lifesaving targets for treatment.

I hope you find this helpful.

Best Wishes,
Rhoda Grant

About

Born in Stornoway, brought up on the south shores of Loch Torridon in Wester Ross and now living in Inverness, Rhoda has experience of living in both rural and urban areas of the Highlands and Islands, giving her the knowledge to understand the various challenges faced by our communities.

Rhoda has worked in both the public and private sectors in the Highlands. Employed for a number of years with the public sector trade union Unison and The Highland Council, then as a Member of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2003, then again from 2007.

Rhoda has held many Shadow Cabinet roles including Rural and Connectivity Cabinet Secretary, Shadow Women and Equalities Spokesperson, Shadow Health Minister, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Shadow Minister for Economy, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice. She is currently the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform, Islands.