NEWS & EVENTS
Relaunch of Community Patient Panel
On 26 September 2024 we relaunched the Community Patient Panel.
Our local cancer services benefit greatly from the knowledge and experience of patients, caregivers, and members of the public.
You can get involved with the panel in a variety of ways with us.
We are working with West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance (WYHCA) to make improvements, develop new ideas and ensure the patient VIEW is at the heart of everything we do.
The community panel is just one of the ways in which WYHCA is working with those affected by cancer across the area – patients and their families and carers – to ensure their experiences and views influence the Alliance work and the decisions they take. Panel members are involved through face to face sessions; online discussions, sharing views and ideas by email; one to one telephone calls and flexibly in other ways that work best for them. Tackling health inequality across West Yorkshire and Harrogate (the avoidable differences that exist in people’s health and treatment outcomes between different groups and communities) is a high priority for the Cancer Alliance and for the Yorkshire Cancer Community. To support us in this work, we want to ensure the membership of the panel is as diverse as possible, in terms of where people live; the type(s) of cancer they are experiencing or have experienced, the communities they come from and their personal backgrounds and circumstances. If you would like to join the panel, or learn more, email lauren@yorkshirecancercommunity.co.uk
Yorkshire Cancer Community Online Support Group
We hold a friendly, informal support group at 11am-12pm on the second Wednesday of every month via zoom.
Our support group is for anyone affected by cancer, either as a patient, carer, family or friend, or those working in cancer services.
If you’d like to join the group, just email us at info@yorkshirecancercommunity.co.uk and we’ll send you a link.
We’d love to see you.
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What is the importance of patient engagement in cancer services – this film produced by Macmillan Cancer Support in co production with patients, carers and professionals show both the patient and professional perspective.
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Read Neil's story here.
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https://www.westyorksrd.nhs.uk/earlier-diagnosis
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