Macmillan accused of ‘betrayal’ over plan to axe cancer benefits advice service
by Patrick Butler and Andrew Gregory from World news | The Guardian on (#6X2MG)
Exclusive: Charity says it is to scrap 14m-a-year specialist service as current arrangements are unaffordable
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.
Macmillan, one of the UK's biggest and highest-profile charities, told staff and partners this week it planned to cease funding its specialist benefits advice services at the end of this year.
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