National Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Cancer Patient Advisory Panel

The National Cancer Action Team has set up a National Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Cancer Patient Advisory Panel, to give cancer patients and carers from BME backgrounds an opportunity to share the experiences they have had of the care provided. Their comments and suggestions for improvements will then be disseminated amongst NHS organisations to help raise the quality of care and support given to cancer sufferers.

The National Cancer Action Team is now recruiting panel members from BME communities who themselves have cancer or have had an experience of cancer, either as a patient or a carer, who are aged 16 years and above. The aim is gather over 1,000 panel members from across England.

The Action Team will be running up to four surveys a year, requesting information on various themes from the Cancer Reform Strategy. The first survey began at the start of this month and the results will be published on the Patient Experience National Cancer Action Team website: www.cancerinfo.nhs.uk

For more information about the panel and to find out how to join, visit the Patient Experience National Cancer Action Team website: www.cancerinfo.nhs.uk