Help shape research into emergency hospital care because of cancer
Summary
Type of activity: Focus group and document review
Organised by: Oxford Brookes University
Location: Online, anywhere
Time commitment: 1-hour meeting plus review time. Opportunity for continued involvement in the project.
Payment and Expenses: Participants will be offered a one-off £25 voucher.
Looking for: people affected by cancer who are aged 18+, and:
- Currently have or have previously had (within the last 2 years) any type of cancer
- Have personally experienced emergency hospital care in the UK related to at least one of:
- cancer diagnosis (with symptoms or as an incidental finding)
- cancer progression
- cancer treatment side effects
Closing date: Friday 27 June
About the project
People with cancer may need unplanned hospital care for many reasons. Treatment side effects or progression of the cancer itself may lead to emergency admissions. For some people, cancer is diagnosed as part of an emergency admission.
We need a better understanding of these experiences to help improve support for the patients involved. Researchers are looking for people affected by cancer to help them carefully consider their research design.
In this role, you’ll:
Join a 1-hour online meeting via Zoom with others who share similar experiences, where your thoughts and opinions on the research will be welcomed.
Read through study documents (i.e. the Participant Information Sheet and consent form) to check they are clear and informative.
Possible option to join an ongoing patient advisory group, which will advise on the research further for the duration of the PhD research (up to 3 years).
What happens next?
Contact the researcher, Amy Poole, via email 19183765@brookes.ac.uk with any questions or to register your interest.
Please note that, as they are looking for a diverse group of people, not everyone who contacts the research team will be invited to join the group.