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You can make a difference
There are now more opportunities than ever to have your say about local breast cancer treatments and services and campaign for their improvement in your area.
If you’re keen to start making a difference locally the best thing that you can do is to join Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s Campaigns & Advocacy Network.
If you’re keen to start making a difference locally the best thing that you can do is to join Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s Campaigns & Advocacy Network.
Background
The Government is very keen that health and social care services should be designed and delivered locally so they truly reflect the needs of the community they serve. Local NHS trusts have recently been given more responsibility for local health services and there have been recent indications that local authorities will have more of a role in planning and scrutinising them.This, along with the Government’s plans to involve patients and the public more in terms of shaping local health services, means that local campaigning is becoming very important. The changes present more opportunity than ever for people to influence and campaign for change to breast cancer treatments and services in their local area.
How can I get involved?
Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Campaigns & Advocacy Network (known as Breakthrough CAN) is free to join and our members campaign for improvements in breast cancer services, treatments and research. Breakthrough CAN aims to bring together individuals and organisations to campaign for improvements in breast cancer services across the country. By supporting and training members, Breakthrough CAN will help to increase the influence of people in all decisions made about breast cancer.You can make a difference
Breakthrough CAN members are already campaigning for improvements to breast cancer services in their local areas by getting involved with their local NHS or cancer network and campaigning with us.Breakthrough CAN member Pat Fairbrother got involved with her NHS locally by joining the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forum at her local hospital, the Royal Devon & Exeter. With the additional support of her local MP, this gave her the opportunity to scrutinise the implementation of the new screening service in her local area, for example, which has led to service improvements for local women.
Breakthrough CAN member Carolyn Morris got involved with the Sussex Cancer Network and helped run welcome evenings for new radiotherapy patients at her local hospital, as well as being involved in other initiatives to try to ensure that local women’s breast cancer journey was as smooth as possible.
How do I join?
To join hundreds of other individuals and organisations committed to making a difference, and to find out more about local campaigning and getting involved in your local NHS you can simply register online. Once registered, you will be able to visit the member’s only section of our website which includes details of upcoming training courses and events. By joining Breakthrough CAN you’ll be making a difference. The more members we have the louder and stronger our voices will become and we can work together towards our goal - a future free from the fear of breast cancer.
