Cancer Matters: Experiences and Perspectives of Service Users and Others

27 April 2022, 10.30 AM - 27 April 2022, 1.00 PM

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Hosted by University West of England and Macmillan Cancer Support

A free event for UWE, Bristol students and the wider community of health and social well-being practitioners nationwide. Talking about cancer and what matters to those impacted by the illness, is vital, to ensure both service users and others, including health and social well-being practitioners. This free event is easy to attend and will provide the opportunity for you to hear directly from users of cancer services and those working within this important field of practice.

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Programme

Time	Contents	Facilitators and Speakers
10.30 – 10.40	Welcome: Overview of the morning and the value of Public Involvement in Learning and Teaching at UWE Housekeeping: Blended Event information and use of Mentimeter	Dr Anne Johnson Public Involvement Lead in Learning and Teaching Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, UWE, Bristol and Ambassador for the Personalised Care Institute Fiona Lewis Public Involvement Advisor and Administrator, UWE Bristol
Session 1 10.40 – 11.00	Personalised Care Matters: The importance of Personalised Care in Cancer Services	Helen Shallcross Macmillan Cancer Rehabilitation/Personalised Care and Support Lead for Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon & Gloucestershire North Bristol Trust, Southmead Hospital
Session 2 11.00 – 11.50	Being Heard Matters: Experiences of using cancer services in the South West	Mary Oladele Patient, Public Engagement and Inequalities Lead, South West Cancer Alliance (SWAG) and NHS England South (South West) • Andy’s story: being a carer (25 mins) • Jo’s story: living with cancer (25 mins)
Session 3 11.50am – 12.20pm	Cultural Matters: The importance of equality, diversity and inclusivity in cancer services	Mary Oladele and representatives from HealthLinks: • Henrietta Fung • Balvinder Kaur and • Shahnaz Chowdhury
Session 4 12.20 – 12.40	Workforce Matters: Working in cancer services as a career and the importance of taking care of yourself	Julie Armoogum Macmillan Senior Lecturer and RGN Higher Education Academy Fellow School of Health and Social Wellbeing, UWE Bristol
Session 5 12.30 – 12.55	Question Time And Mentimeter Feedback	Chair Dr Anne Johnson All speaker panel plus Julian Backhouse Macmillan Partnership Manager Somerset & Wiltshire Ed Murphy Clinical Project Manager, NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
12.55 13.00	Vote of Thanks End of Morning	To all including the South West Cancer Alliance, Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit