User Involvement

Help us to improve cancer services for people in Greater Manchester by sharing your experiences

We're committed to ensuring that the voices of people affected by cancer are at the heart of service improvements. So if you are a patient, family member, carer or friend, we would love to hear from you. By sharing your experiences and opinions, you can help make sure that the care provided is what people really need. There are lots of different ways to get involved, and you can give as much or as little time as you would like. Whether you are taking surveys, reviewing leaflets, helping develop training programmes for doctors and nurses, or acting as a patient representative at board meetings, your actions will make a big difference.

Your Voice

In 2022, we ran an independent review of our programme to help us ensure that patient and public voices remain at the centre of shaping our work. We heard from hundreds of people including patients and healthcare professionals. You can read the final report here.

Find our more about the 2022 review

What can you expect from us?

You will have the full support of our User Involvement Team, who will help make sure you can make a valuable contribution to Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance. When you join us, you’ll receive an induction and a welcome pack and there are a number of different learning and development opportunities available too.

We use a variety of methods to keep in touch with our User Involvement representatives.

Check out our latest User Involvement newsletter which includes more information about some of the work the team have been contributing to across Greater Manchester.

Videos

Here you’ll find some examples of videos made with the support of our service users and people affected by cancer in Greater Manchester.

They share their experiences and views to support us with events, newsletters, education, public awareness campaigns and more.

Get in touch with the team

If you have been affected by cancer and are interested in getting involved, please drop us a line at mc.userinvolvement@nhs.net