In this section you will find information about our Cancer Experts by Experience Group and 5 for 5 Patient Surveys. 

Experts by Experience group

Would you like to make a difference to how cancer care is delivered in County Durham and Darlington? If so, we are looking for people affected by cancer to join our Experts by Experience group. It involves:

  • Using your experience of cancer to inform, influence and improve services
  • Taking part in Cancer Experts by Experience events and activities
  • Coproducing and reviewing patient resources, e.g. leaflets, videos and podcasts
  • Working with healthcare professionals to create and share local cancer patient experience surveys

You can choose to take part as much or as little as you like. There are different membership options to choose from:

  • Core group membership - attending regular face to face and online meetings
  • Reviewer panel membership - via email (see flyer under 'related publications')
  • Project membership - getting involved with specific pieces of work

No skills are needed, everyone affected by cancer can contribute. Representation from a diverse group of people is actively encouraged. You may have been a cancer patient or supported someone close to you with cancer. Understanding what matters the most to people affected by cancer will help the Trust to improve its services and meet the needs of the local population. To find out more, please get in touch.

If you have any questions, please contact the Macmillan Information and Support Centre team on: 01388 455231 or email: cdda-tr.macmillancddft@nhs.net

5 for 5 patient surveys

We deliver a rolling programme of patient and staff surveys which can be used to obtain feedback from local people affected by cancer on a range of key topics.  The data and feedback obtained from these surveys is shared with the relevant teams and services to inform service review, improvement and delivery.

The concept behind '5 for 5' is that people are asked to take 5 minutes to complete 5 questions, with the aim of listening and responding quickly to any issues identified by people with cancer, as well as the staff who look after them. The surveys are carried out regularly throughout the year and are based on the themes from the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey and other topics identified by CDDFT.

Results from the surveys can be found below. If you have any questions please get in touch.