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Have a say in new research

We are looking for people who have experience of bladder cancer to take part in an online discussion to support future research.

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This research opportunity is now closed. Visit our current opportunities page to explore available studies.

Finding new treatments for advanced bladder cancer

Researchers would like to talk to patients and hear their views about plans to test new treatments for bladder cancer.

New immunotherapy treatment research for bladder cancer

Take part in an online discussion to help develop new bladder cancer research.

What’s involved?

Join a relaxed informal online group, where everyone will be invited to give their feedback on proposed new research. You’ll hear from researchers about the research first and have a chance to ask questions.

You don’t need to have any previous experience to take part, just be happy to share your views in a group discussion.

The aim of the discussion is to help researchers find out if the research they want to do will be acceptable to patients. You won’t be taking part in the research project.

Who can take part?

We would like to speak to people who either have bladder cancer or who have previously had bladder cancer.

More details

The discussion group will be online on Zoom, and last for 2 hours. It will take place on Thursday 8th October 2020, 5-7 pm

There will be around 6-8 people in the group. A member of the Vocal team and a researcher will lead the discussion. The conversation is entirely confidential, the names of people who take part will not be shared outside the group. The session will be recorded to make sure we don’t miss anything in the discussion.

Information and quotes from the discussion may be included in grant applications, and other communications or activities related to research. No names or identifiable information will be included.

How to take part

You’ll need to

  • Fill in an anonymous survey before the meeting

  • Be happy to participate using Zoom on a computer

  • Agree for the session to be recorded

  • Agree to maintain confidentiality

Everyone who takes part will paid £40 via bank transfer. In order for the payment to be processed you will need to provide your bank details. Payments can take several weeks to be processed.

We are committed to making our opportunities as inclusive and accessible as possible. We want to support you to be involved so if there is anything that we can do to enable you to take part please let us know.

If you are interested in taking part, please email us at vocal@mft.nhs.uk . Thank you.