Tag: Community research

  • Trans Aware Cancer Care: Why Listening Saves Lives

    Trans Aware Cancer Care: Why Listening Saves Lives

    Trans+ individuals in the UK face significant barriers in accessing cancer care, leading to lower screening rates and heightened health risks. The Trans Aware Cancer Care project highlights personal stories, emphasising the need for systemic changes, including inclusive practices and staff education. Positive interactions can improve care experiences and outcomes significantly.

  • Inclusive Cancer Care: Voices of the Disabled Community

    Inclusive Cancer Care: Voices of the Disabled Community

    The project led by Rosie Tansley and Katie Munday focuses on making cancer care accessible for disabled and neurodivergent individuals. Through participatory methods, it identifies barriers such as inaccessible information and poor communication, while proposing solutions that prioritise empathy and inclusivity in healthcare. Meaningful changes are essential for effective support.

  • Insights from TNBI Mental Health Research Workshop

    Insights from TNBI Mental Health Research Workshop

    Above is a link to the amazing project from Artie Carden, which shares information about the project, a link to the zine, a screen reader version of the zine and a full transcript. The zine can also be accessed for free here: Are You Talking to Me? Are You Talking to Me? A TNBI Research…

  • Trans Aware Cancer Care: My reflections on the first workshop

    Trans Aware Cancer Care: My reflections on the first workshop

    The first session of Trans Aware Cancer Care happened last weekend at the Seacity Museum in Southampton, and it was brilliant! We spoke to 10 different people about their experiences of cancer services, and their experiences in life generally. We had some tears, and a lot of love and laughter too. TACC made some amazing…

  • Trans Aware Cancer Care: We almost have lift off!

    Trans Aware Cancer Care: We almost have lift off!

    We had a great planning meeting today for Trans Aware Cancer Care. This is the first time many of us had been in a room together and it was so much nicer than being in constant Zoom meetings. We’ve finally settled on the idea for what creative tools we might want for the workshops too.…

  • What I Would Like to Say – at the APPGC

    What I Would Like to Say – at the APPGC

    To say my experience yesterday was phenomenal may be an understatement. Myself and colleagues from Help and Care, Macmillan Cancer Support , and the NHS went to the Houses of Parliament. We spoke at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer about the findings from our What I Would Like to Say project. We talked…

  • My reflections on our cancer service accessibility research

    My reflections on our cancer service accessibility research

    Earlier this week I did my  first session with a disability group for our cancer services access study (find out more about that here). Although I cannot share any of the people’s really powerful insights here I would like to share how I felt about the session. The start of the session was very ADHD…

  • Recruitment: Improving cancer services for Disabled people

    Recruitment: Improving cancer services for Disabled people

    Edit: These sessions have now come to an end. They were conducted with community groups in spaces and ways which suited them. I am involved in this amazing work with another Disabled community researcher under Macmillan Cancer Support, Bournemouth University PIER, Involving People and Wessex Cancer Alliance. Improving cancer services for disabled people. Do you…