AMMF

Who we are

Founded in 2002, AMMF was the world’s first charitydedicated solely to cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).
Today, AMMF remains the UK’s only cholangiocarcinoma charity, now working nationally and across Europe, as
well as actively collaborating globally.
Over recent years an extremely worrying worldwide increase in cholangiocarcinoma’s incidence has been noted. Latest figures for 2020 show that in England alone 2,706 people were diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma (Acknowledgement: National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, NHS England). The incidence appears to be increasing across all age groups, including younger people, and the cause of this ongoing increase is unknown. Much more research is therefore desperately needed and this is what the charity focuses on, as well as providing full on support and informaiton for patients and fund raisers.  

Our culture and values

Our MISSION: - A world improved for the cholangiocarcinoma patient by the sharing of knowledge across the healthcare and research communities and with the family of affected people across the globe.

Our VISION: - A world where people can live their lives free of cholangiocarcinoma as a life-threatening disease.

We are a dynamic and dedicated organisation, committed to making a significant impact on healthcare outcomes. As a small but rapidly growing charity, we are focused on addressing critical medical challenges and improving healthcare access for those with cholangiocarcinoma. We work closely as a team of like minded passionate individuals, working  together in a friendly, supportive and professional environment. 

AMMF is wholly committed to tackling the devastating cancer cholangiocarcinoma on all fronts and, ultimately, to help find a cure, through:
SUPPORT: - Providing information to individuals or groups to support a patient or loved one along their journey.
EMPOWERMENT: - Empowering patients and their loved ones to advocate for themselves, seek better care, new treatment options and second opinions.
RESEARCH: - Encouraging and supporting continued research into causes, diagnostics, and new treatment options for those with cholangiocarcinoma.
 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Policy statement

AMMF is an equal opportunity employer and is fully committed to a policy of encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among its employees and job applicants and treating all of its employees and job applicants equally, fairly and without bias. AMMF will avoid unlawful discrimination in all aspects of employment including recruitment and selection, promotion, transfer, opportunities for training and development, pay and benefits, other terms of employment, dealing with grievances and discipline, performance management, requests for flexible working, selection for redundancy and dismissal.

The charity will take all reasonable steps to employ, train and promote employees on the basis of their experience, abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins and caste), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. In this policy, these are known as the “protected characteristics”. The aim is for its workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected.

Terms of employment, benefits, facilities and services

All terms of employment, benefits, facilities, services and employment practices and procedures will be reviewed from time to time, in order to ensure fairness and that there is no unlawful direct or indirect discrimination because of one or more of the protected characteristics.

Reporting complaints

All complaints about unlawful discrimination, inequality of opportunity, lack of diversity or inclusion or unequal pay will be dealt with seriously, confidentially and speedily. The charity will not ignore or treat lightly grievances or complaints relating to unlawful discrimination, inequality of opportunity, lack of diversity or inclusion or unequal pay raised by employees.

Monitoring equality, diversity and inclusion

AMMF will regularly monitor the effects of selection decisions and pay practices and procedures in order to assess whether equality, diversity and inclusion are being achieved. This will also involve considering any possible indirectly discriminatory effects of its working practices. If changes are required to address any issues, the organisation will implement them. AMMF will also make reasonable adjustments to its standard working practices to overcome substantial disadvantages caused by disability.