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Autism and Cancer research study
Are you an autistic person who went through cancer care in the last year? Or have you supported someone in that situation? Researchers at The University of Liverpool want to hear your experience! Your participation can include a one-hour interview (online or in-person), and/or a three hour workshop (online). Both opportunities are compensated.

The aim of the project is to co-develop recommendations and guidance for cancer services, and to create information tailored to autistic individuals to help prepare for cancer care services.

If you are interested in participating you can contact Dr. Jo Clough on j.clough@liverpool.ac.uk or 0151 795 5364.

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Opportunity Details

Closing Date:August 31, 2026
Location:Hybrid
Hours/Commitment:One-off Event/Task
Experience Required:Some specific experience required
Experience Required:Experience of autism and cancer, or supporting someone in that situation
Join the Greater Manchester Imaging Oversight Group
The Greater Manchester Imaging Network is expanding its programme board into a formal Oversight Group and would like to have a patient and / or carer representative to be a core member. The group includes service managers and clinical leads and will oversee delivery of the work plan, which has been developed to improve imaging services in Greater Manchester. The main aim is to reduce waiting times for patients accessing scans and reports, variation in practice, and to support workforce resilience.

Meetings take place once a month online (via Microsoft Teams) on Mondays, 1-3pm. Please find future meeting dates below:

  • Monday 24th August 2026
  • Monday 28th September 2026
  • Monday 26th October 2026
  • Monday 23rd November 2026
  • Monday 28th December 2026
  • Monday 25th January 2027
  • Monday 22nd February 2027
  • Monday 22nd March 2027
  • Monday 26th April 2027
  • Monday 24th May 2027
  • Monday 28th June 2027

If you are interested in joining, please get in touch by clicking ‘Enquire about Opportunity’.

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Opportunity Details

Closing Date:September 18, 2026
Location:Virtual
Hours/Commitment:Long Term – regular time required over a period of 6 months plus
Experience Required:Some specific experience required
Experience Required:Experience of imaging (e.g. ultrasound scans, MRI scans, CT scans etc)
Help shape NICE guidance to support GP consultations
NICE is looking for people with lived experience of cancer diagnosis to help inform an evaluation of clinical decision support (CDS) technologies used in GP consultations to identify possible cancer. Have you had experience of symptoms that led to a cancer diagnosis, and experienced delays, challenges or repeated GP appointments before referral? Do you have views to share on the use of automated tools in healthcare? You have the opportunity to join a NICE committee meeting to ensure patient perspectives are considered when developing guidance.

More information on the use of clinical decision support technologies to identify possible cancer within GP consultations can be found on the NICE website.

What’s involved?

  • Completing a short expression of interest form.
  • Attending a patient expert induction session with NICE.
  • Participating in the committee meeting on Thursday 29 October 2026.
  • Sharing personal experiences and perspectives relevant to the topic, usually via a couple of slides, at the committee meeting.

Support available

  • Patient experts receive a full induction and support from the People and Communities team.
  • Reasonable expenses are paid in line with NICE’s non-staff expenses policy.
  • Meetings are usually held online via Zoom.

Key dates

  • Expression of interest deadline: 24 Aug 2026
  • Patient expert induction: to be arranged around availability
  • Committee meeting: 29 October 2026

To find out more or express an interest, please complete the form here: https://nice.welcomesyourfeedback.net/Technologies_for_identifying_possible_cancer

If you have any questions, please contact Helen.Crosbie@nice.org.uk or pact@nice.org.uk.

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Opportunity Details

Closing Date:August 24, 2026
Location:Virtual
Hours/Commitment:One-off Event/Task
Experience Required:No experience required
Help us develop information for cancer emergencies
Have you ever experienced a cancer-related emergency, or are you living with cancer and would like to help improve information for other patients? We are looking for patients and carers to help us develop new patient information resources about the most common reasons people with cancer need urgent medical advice or treatment. We are planning a patient focus group in late August or early September 2026. If you are unable to attend, we would still welcome your feedback by email. Your input will help shape patient information leaflets and potentially an animation that will be used to support patients across Greater Manchester.

The most common cancer related emergencies are:

  • Unexpected blood clots in the lung (pulmonary embolism)
  • Low-risk febrile neutropenia (fever and low immunity)
  • New brain lesions
  • Hypercalcaemia (high calcium levels)
  • Metastatic spinal cord compression with minimal neurological symptoms

The aim of these resources is to help patients and families understand:

  • What symptoms to look out for
  • What action to take and when to seek help
  • What may happen next, including possible assessment and treatment at a local Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service

We know that many patients feel more comfortable attending The Christie, and some are unfamiliar with SDEC services. We want to ensure that any information we produce is clear, reassuring and answers the questions that matter most to patients.

You do not need to have experienced one of these specific conditions to take part. Any patient with experience of cancer treatment can provide valuable insights, as anyone affected by cancer may encounter these situations.

If you are interested, please select ‘enquire about opportunity’ and send us an email to gmcancer.voices@nhs.net.

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Opportunity Details

Closing Date:August 31, 2026
Location:Virtual
Hours/Commitment:One-off Event/Task
Experience Required:No experience required
Member of Single Queue Diagnostic Subgroup for Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Biopsy (EUS FNB)
Single Queue Diagnostics is a Cancer Alliance project that facilitates the sharing of capacity for specialist cancer procedures across GM. A GM single queue is now being implemented for endoscopic ultrasound fine need biopsy (EUS FNB), which is a procedure to get an accurate tissue sample to diagnose and treat hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) cancers. We are looking for a representative with lived experience of a HPB cancer (and EUS FNB) to bring a patient perspective to this work.

Single Queue Diagnostics gives patients the choice to access an appointment sooner by going to a different hospital than their usual hospital. This has been demonstrated to make better use of existing capacity and reduce waiting times significantly (for all patients, not only those able to travel further).

Patient representatives will be asked to attend an online monthly meeting, up to 1 hour, and support the development of patient information leaflets. Meetings are expected to move to fortnightly when drawing closer to ‘go live’ in October 2026. Dates and times of the meetings are still to be determined.

If you are interested in participating in this opportunity or would like more information please contact us through the ‘Enquire About Opportunity’ tab below or email the Cancer Voices email address gmcancer.voices@nhs.net and outline your experience and why you have a particular interest in this project.

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Opportunity Details

Closing Date:August 31, 2026
Location:Virtual
Hours/Commitment:Medium Term – input required for between 1-6 months
Experience Required:Some specific experience required
Experience Required:Experience of a HPB (EUS FNB) cancer pathway within GM.