Organizational Partner: Inclusion Team, Macmillan Cancer Support

Lead: Selina Mehra, Patient Experience & Health Inequalities Programmes Lead
Preferred contact: resources@macmillan.org.uk
Key Words: Resident in: UK; Working in: UK; Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Communications/website, Communications/other/networking, Education, Management, Meeting/ASS (Advanced Studies Seminar), Meeting/other/ round tables & networking, Policy/Commissioning, Publications/CUP series, Research/other/ methodology, Research/other/inequalities; Services/person-centered, Services/teamwork, Services/other/ service improvement/culture change; Related Area(s) of Interest: Evidence-based practice, Health economics, Regulation, Well-being, Other/cancer, Other/inequalities Area(s) of healthcare expertise: Carer, Mental health/other/cancer, Nursing, Service user, Well-being, Other/cancer, Other/inequalities
Brief Description of Work: The Inclusion Department works across a number of programmes to engage with people living with cancer, to tackle a range of inequalities and unmet needs they experience. The Department’s projects centre on: quality of patient experience, including the relationship between patients and professionals; equality of voice, including those from frequently ignored communities; and ability to self-manage, including access to involvement, patient leadership, or peer support activities.
Read more: www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/how-we-work/inclusion
Twitter: @MacInclusion