Breast Cancer Voices
Breast Cancer Voices is made up of hundreds of people affected by breast cancer who share their experience and expertise to inform our work. We try to involve a wide range of people affected by breast cancer in shaping the future direction of all our services and activities.
Listening to the experiences and opinions of people who have been affected by breast cancer is the heart of Breast Cancer Care. Our founder was Betty Westgate, a woman diagnosed with breast cancer who decided to stand up and make a difference when she found a sad lack of support and information for people in her situation.
Breast Cancer Voices help us to:
- ensure that services and policies are designed, delivered and evaluated based on actual rather than presumed needs
- ensure the organisation has the means to be accountable to those it serves
- enable service users to bring about change and improvement in the areas that concern them most
- acknowledge it is people’s right to be involved in decisions that affect them.
As a member you would have the chance to:
- share your experiences to help improve Breast Cancer Care’s services
- represent the views of those affected by breast cancer by becoming involved in our research and campaigning work
- respond to surveys about activities at Breast Cancer Care.
You’ll receive a bulletin every other month with details of all the opportunities to get involved. If you choose to, we will also contact you between bulletins to let you know about opportunities relating to the areas you have told us you are interested in. We also use the bulletin to give feedback on the impact of Breast Cancer Voices across our work.
Find out what Breast Cancer Voices has been involved with so far.
Talk to us about becoming a Voice
If you would like more information on Breast Cancer Voices, please contact Emma Skingsley on 0207 960 3574 or email emma.skingsley@breastcancercare.org.uk
Who can join Breast Cancer Voices?
Anyone who has been affected by breast cancer can become a Breast Cancer Voice. We are looking for a wide range of people of all ages and backgrounds from across the UK. You do not need any special skills to join. Just be willing to share your experiences and provide your views and opinions. You could become a Breast Cancer Voice today.
