By Nicole Kirby, Macmillan Engagement Lead, North of England
At
Macmillan Cancer Support we’re about to launch two short films about the benefits
of engaging people affected by cancer in the development, design and delivery
of cancer services. The films - one aimed at people affected by cancer and
one at professionals - are the culmination of over a year’s work with a group
of patients, carers and healthcare staff, who want to share their enthusiasm
for engagement with others.
Whilst
the initial idea for the films came from myself and a colleague, the work has
been very much a co-production approach, bringing people who’ve had a cancer
diagnosis & those that care for them together with cancer professionals, to
shape the project with their knowledge and experience.
Together
they:
- Agreed key messages & audiences
- Appointed a video producer & came up with a concept
- Wrote the scripts & starred in the films.
The process
The
work has been as much about process as product, so my role has been
facilitating and supporting the group; allowing time for the group to get to
know one another and come to shared understanding about the work, supporting individuals to be
involved, and helping to ensure they stay firmly in control. Fundamental to this is the concept of power
sharing; treating those with lived experience as the experts they are, and
putting them in the driving seat alongside cancer professionals.
The benefits of co-production
Taking
a co-production approach for this work has taken a lot of time and effort, but
I think it’s worth it – the product is the result of the group’s experience,
skills and commitment, and group members have commented that they’ve found the
process ‘empowering’ and ‘patient led’ and that they are now ‘passionate about
engagement’.
The
films will shortly be available on Macmillan’s website and Youtube/Vimeo
channels. The group hope the films will
encourage other people to value engagement the way that they do, because (in
their words), ‘Together, our combined expertise can make the world of
difference.’
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