Forums
Cancer Action Partnership
What is the Harrogate Cancer Action Partnership?
Harrogate Cancer Action Partnership meets about five times a year and is made up of a group of patients, carers, family members and workers interested in improving services for all people living with cancer. The group works with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust and other statutory and voluntary organisations to work together to ensure that cancer services meet the needs of those who use them. The group feeds into the Cancer Steering Group, responsible for the planning and development of services.
What Does it Do?
The group meets five times a year at Community House in Harrogate. Meetings are informal and anyone is welcome to attend.
The group also produces a newsletter to keep people up to date who cannot attend the meetings.
Any out of pocket expenses such as bus or train fares and car mileage can be reimbursed.
What are the aims of the Partnership?
* To give a voice to users of cancer services and their carers
* To encourage real improvements to existing cancer services
* To help plan and develop new services
* To eable users of services and healthcare professionals to meet on an equal footing
Why involve patients and carers?
The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust are keen to work with patients and carers to gain a better understanding of what really matters to people who use cancer services.
Working together can make sure that cancer services meet the needs of those who use them.
How can you become involved?
Become a member of the Harrogate Cancer Action Partnership.
The next meeting of the group is:
Thursday 5 February 2009, 2.00 pm, Community House, Harrogate
Wednesday 22 April 2009, 2.00 pm, Community House, Harrogate
Tuesday 9 June 2009, 6.30 pm, Community House, Harrogate
Wednesday 23 September 2009, 2.00 pm, Community House, Harrogate
Tuesday 1 December 2009, 2.00 pm, Community House, Harrogate
Membership is very informal with some members regularly attending meetings and some just keeping up to date via the newsletter. By adding your name to our mailing list you can receive information about what the group is doing and dates of future meetings.
If you would like further information about the Partnership or would like to join the group please contact Carol Gaiger at Harrogate and Area Council for Voluntary Service.
Tel: 01423 504074
Fax: 01423 502126
Email: carol@harrogate.org
Community House
46-50 East Parade
Harrogate
HG1 5RR