A Year of Listening

Have you been affected by Cancer?  Do you want to take part in our 'Year of Listening' campaign?

Your experience, whether it is your own personal journey or that of a loved one, can be immensely beneficial in helping us strive for better cancer services in Kent. Through your voice, we can shape the future of cancer services in the area.

We would be grateful if you could take the time to share your story with us, online, over the phone or in person at one of our events (see below) as it is only through listening to those who have been affected by cancer that we can strive to provide the best services possible.

Our aim is to improve lives and support all communities through a diverse approach to engagement, based on everyone’s community.

SEK is using established and trusting collaborations with community leaders and connections with other community and voluntary sector partners positioned in the heart communities, to facilitate listening events to capture everyone’s voices in a variety of formats. This is similar to our successful Kent and Medway Listens Project, but this time we are focused on listening events across Kent, targeted at 5 communities who are ‘seldom heard’ or that are at risk of health inequalities.
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The communities we will focus on are:
  • Coastal Communities
  • People from ethnic minority backgrounds 
  • LGBTQIA+ community
  • People living with learning disabilities
  • A range of religious communities

Our aim is based around improving health inequalities, identifying improvement for pathways to cancer treatments in seldom heard and deprived communities and advocates for early cancer diagnosis, awareness, and prevention methods for all. 

We are very excited to work with Macmillan and Medway Voluntary Action to co-produce solutions to barriers we identify and give these seldom-heard communities a chance to tell their stories.

Join our next Focus Group meeting

To Be Confirmed

Lunch will be provided to attendees, please confirm attendance and any dietary requirements to r.stuart@sekgroup.org.uk or on 07586058939 

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Our upcoming listening event

Folkestone LGBTQIA+ Book Shop

Friday 16th June

1pm- 3pm

70-72 Tontine Street

Folkestone, CT20 1JP

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Folkestone LGBTQIA+ Book Shop

Thursday 6th July

1pm- 3pm

70-72 Tontine Street

Folkestone, CT20 1JP

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          Deaf Friends

Thursday 6th July

1pm- 3pm

Deal Library, 9 Broad Street

Deal, CT14 6ER

A Year of Listening Cancer listening event cancer support
If you are passionate about cancer, or just want to make a difference to your community, please show your interest to Rhianna Stuart r.stuart@sekgroup.org.uk  07586 058939