CMCA - Readers Panel

Cheshire and Merseyside cancer alliance readers panel

The team from Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance, who are runners-up for the RCP Eric Watts Award. The award recognises individual healthcare workers and teams who have made an extraordinary contribution to improving the patient experience. 

Dr Eric Watts is a fellow of the RCP. As a teenager Eric was hospitalised while being treated for cancer.  Whilst his medical treatment was satisfactory, the emotional support and engagement he received as a patient was not.

Ragit Varia

Consultant in acute medicine, Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust, Medical Care – driving change content lead, RCP

Jenny Brazier

Patient engagement officer, Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

Jo Trask

Patient Experience and Health Inequalities Programme Manager, Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

Ellie Gunner-Taylor

Health inequalities and patient experience officer, Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

Charlotte Joshua

Patient engagement officer, Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

Kevin Owen

Patient representative, Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

Published

30 October 2024

Theme

Patient Safety

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The team from Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance, who are runners-up for the RCP Eric Watts Award. The award recognises individual healthcare workers and teams who have made an extraordinary contribution to improving the patient experience.