Help needed!
The Research & Evaluation team at Breast Cancer Care are looking for people to take part in focus groups across the UK.
The Better Access Better Services (BABS) project is a joint project between Breast Cancer Care and King’s College London investigating why people might not use Breast Cancer Care’s services. We are particularly interested in the barriers people from hard-to-reach groups face when trying to access services. The groups we are interested in are:
-Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups
-Older women (70+)
-Socially disadvantaged groups
The objectives of the BABS project are to:
-Research current information and support services available to breast cancer patients and identify gaps in service
-Identify examples of best practice in providing support and information among hard-to-reach groups
-Inform and develop Breast Cancer Care’s long term strategy for service development
Part of the project involves holding a series of focus groups with people affected by breast cancer from hard-to-reach groups. The focus groups has been approved by the King’s College London Research Ethics Committee (Ref no. CREC/07/08-90).
The groups will explore the information and support services provided to people affected by breast cancer, discussing information and support needs and considering how these could be better met. The role of organisations like Breast Cancer Care will be explored.
We are looking for:
-People who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or have supported a close relative or friend who has been diagnosed with breast cancer
-People who have and have not used Breast Cancer Care’s services
-People from African Caribbean or South Asian communities
-People aged over 70 years
-People living in poorer neighbourhoods
We are hoping to hold the focus groups in one of Breast Cancer Care’s national or regional centres: London, Sheffield, Glasgow or Cardiff. However, if there is interest in other parts of the UK, we may be able to hold groups elsewhere.
The focus groups will last about one and a half hours.
If you would like further information, please contact Emma at <script type=“text/javascript”>eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%62%61%62%73%40%62%72%65%61%73%74%63%61%6e%63%65%72%63%61%72%65%2e%6f%72%67%2e%75%6b%22%3e%62%61%62%73%40%62%72%65%61%73%74%63%61%6e%63%65%72%63%61%72%65%2e%6f%72%67%2e%75%6b%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b’))</script>
Thank you.