How can you be involved? 

There are several ways you can get involved.

You may want to join our Working Together Group, or become a patient partner or a virtual member. You may like to join a focus group for a specific project.

Read on to find out more about each of these options. 

Express an interest in becoming a patient partner

If you would like to express an interest in becoming a patient partner, please contact us using the form below. We look forward to hearing from you.

Express an interest in becoming a patient partner

Be a virtual member

This involves being sent information or patient leaflets and asking for your thoughts on the wording, images, design.

We would like your help in telling us if there is any information missing or if it has been put in a way that is understandable to patients and their families.

It also includes completing surveys we will send you for your feedback.

Join the Working Together Group

In addition to the virtual member, you can join our Working Together Group's online meetings using MS Teams.  

You will have the opportunity to discuss with fellow group members the topics on the agenda and help health and care colleagues understand what matters to you as a patient or carer.  

These meetings come in two forms:

  • a patient partners group, which meets monthly, to share feedback on specific topics
  • the full working together group, which meets every three months, where professionals and patient partners come together.

Focus groups

These are small groups (about six to 10 people usually but can be more) that focus on a specific topic or subject.

For example, this could be the development of communications materials, such as we have already held to support the development of our BeSkinSmart  and  Let's Talk About Ovarian Cancer  campaigns.

Visit our People and Communities Involvement Hub

You can also visit our People and Communities Involvement Hub to find out about our involvement strategy, our campaigns, outreach work and opportunities to get involved in specific projects/programmes of work. 

Find out more

If you would like to find out more to see how you can help, please email  england.kmcanceralliance@nhs.net, putting 'Patient and public engagement query' in the subject header.