Patient and Public Involvement in the ECMC network
All ECMC locations recognise the importance of involving people affected by cancer in their work and the positive impact it can have on the research taking place at their location. Reports showcasing the PPI activities of the adult ECMCs can be found here.
The ECMC Programme Office supports the ECMC network Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Group. This group brings together those leading on PPI in the work of their individual ECMC to:
- Create a network providing peer support, sharing best practice and learning
- Champion PPI in experimental cancer research within the ECMC network and beyond
Each adult ECMC is represented on the group by 1 x member of staff (involved in PPI in their ECMC) and 1 x person affected by cancer [PaC] (who is involved in PPI at their ECMC).
For researchers: the list below is of the staff representative contacts who should be able to provide further information about local PPI activities (at their ECMC location) and help to advise you on how you could involve people affected by cancer in your research. For example, providing details of any local patient groups or panels who could review documentation.
ECMC network PPI Group: Current members - staff representative
| ECMC | Staff Rep | Email address |
| Barts | Pete Hall | peter.hall12@nhs.net |
| Belfast | Ruth Boyd | ruth.boyd@belfasttrust.hscni.net |
| Birmingham | Karen Turner | K.Turner.1@bham.ac.uk |
| Cambridge | Rebecca Bradley | rebecca.bradley@addenbrookes.nhs.uk |
| Cardiff | Angela Harris | harrisa28@cardiff.ac.uk |
| Edinburgh | John Curran | john.curran@ed.ac.uk |
| Glasgow | Karen Bell | karen.bell@ggc.scot.nhs.uk |
| ICR/RMH | Sarah Stapleton | sarah.stapleton@rmh.nhs.uk |
| Imperial | Kelly Gleason | k.gleason@imperial.ac.uk |
| KHP | Ambi Williams | ambi.williams@kcl.ac.uk |
| Leicester | Theresa Beaver | theresa.beaver@uhl-tr.nhs.uk |
| Liverpool | Carlo Palmieri | cpalmi@liverpool.ac.uk |
| Manchester | Glenda Laviste | Glenda.Laviste@christie.nhs.uk |
| Newcastle | Ben Hood | ben.hood@nuth.nhs.uk |
| Oxford | tbc | |
| Sheffield | Angela Green | Angela.Green2@sth.nhs.uk |
| Southampton | Kerry Fitzpatrick | K.J.Gready@soton.ac.uk |
| UCL | Dominic Patel | dominic.patel@ucl.ac.uk |
One of the activities identified by this group was to provide resource to support people taking part in PPI activities in early phase cancer reseaarch. The booklet Early phase cancer research: a reference guide for patient and public involvement contributors can be downloaded here.
If you would like any further information about the ECMC network PPI Group, please contact Hannah Brown, Project Manager: hannah.brown@cancer.org.uk