We’re interested in finding out if different people have different experiences of cancer services in the UK.

Do some people find it harder to access cancer services? Is everybody treated with dignity and respect when receiving treatment or advice? Are some bits of the system treating people more fairly? To answer these questions, we need your help.

We would like to hear from people who have experience of cancer, so this includes anybody who has cared for a person with cancer. Macmillan are particularly interested in the experience of four groups of people:

• lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans people
• older people
• black and minority ethnic people (e.g. Black, Asian, Irish, Polish, Gypsy and Traveller)
• people from low income groups

brap doesn’t believe that people fit neatly into categories or boxes, but we want to explore the impact of social identity on a person’s experience of cancer services. Are people’s experiences of fair and equitable treatment linked to identity?

How to get involved

Complete brap’s online survey by clicking here. This survey is completely confidential and can be completed anonymously. At no point can we or do we seek to attribute findings to any individual or organisation. The findings will be used to improve the quality of cancer care services. The survey will take a little over five minutes to complete.

Alternatively if you would like to talk about your experiences, we are also conducting one to one interviews. Contact Amy Wilkins at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phoning 0121 456 7403.

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Would you like to chat to some of the region's biggest funders face to face? Would you like to learn the most common mistakes in tender and bid writing - and how to avoid them? brap are holding a free funding fair, where you can do all this and network with like-minded organisations. Funders will include Birmingham Community Foundation, Heritage Lottery Fund, CCLA Princes Trust and more...

On the day we'll be holding two free workshops. In the first, you'll learn different ways to convince funders your project is needed, how to show you’re the best person for the job, and how to involve the very people your project will benefit to show this. In the second, you'll learn the difference between outcomes, outputs, and milestones. Funders ask for them all the time - but what do they mean? This workshop will help you clarify which is which, with practical examples and a look at different funders’ requirements.

To reserve your place and book on a workshop, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or phone Rebekah on 0121 456 7400. Surgeries are booked on the day, so its first come first served!

Date: Wednesday 22 September 2010
Time: 10:00am—3.00pm Lunch and networking 12:30—1:30pm
Venue: The Hub, Hazelwell, Kings Heath

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If you're interested in helping people with cancer receive fairer and more equal treatment, we need your help. We're carrying out research to find out if people from different backgrounds receive the same type and quality of service or if there are differences in the way people are treated.

Obviously, everybody’s experience of cancer and cancer services is different and unique. What we would like to understand is whether particular groups face particular types of inequality or discrimination. Do some people find it harder to access cancer services? Is everybody treated with the same amount of dignity and respect when receiving treatment or advice? Understanding this will help to generate evidence which can be used to improve cancer services across the UK.

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