Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales By Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales Leading the Welsh Conservative Senedd debate on Support for palliative care during the pandemic , I highlighted the pandemic s impact on those providing end-of-life care and those who are terminally ill and their loved ones, emphasised the importance of high quality palliative care and bereavement support services, noted that the Welsh Government allocation to the Hospice Emergency Fund was less generous than equivalent funds in all other UK nations, and called on the Welsh Government to increase support for palliative care and bereavement support services. Questioning the First Minister, I called on him to justify his proposed Local Government Settlement, where Local Authorities in North Wales, with a higher proportion of older people, are set to lose out to South Wales yet again.
The research scholarship, bearing Tom s name, is aimed at improving understanding of AML and finding new ways to treat this type of aggressive blood cancer. “My PhD is funded thanks to the Walker family, who bravely raised money in memory of Tom,” said Mr Morin, who hails from France, where he studied a masters’ degree in health science at the University of Poitiers. “I am really looking forward to working on this project and to improve our knowledge in the field of AML therapy.”
Cancer research student Theo Morin Tom was himself a keen fundraiser for cancer research, and was the youngest participant in the inaugural Cancer Research Wales Brecon Beacons Night Hike in March 2018.
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