Macmillan Rural Cancer Experience Evaluation (July 2023 – June 2025)
Rural Health and Care Wales is undertaking a project that will investigate the experiences of people living in rural Mid Wales who have had or are living with cancer. The evaluation seeks to include the views and experiences of people who have (or have previously had) cancer, their family or carers, and the professionals that treat them. This information will be gathered to help us make recommendations on what could and should be in place to improve the experiences of people living with cancer in rural Wales. The hope is that this will help people living in Mid Wales to have better outcomes from their care.
The project consists of four main stages:
Stage 1 (Literature Review) – A review of literature from Wales, followed by an international scoping is being done to inform the project findings.
Stage 2 (Desktop Review) – A desktop search of current service provision for people with cancer in Mid Wales will be documented.
Stage 3 (one to one and focus group discussions, case studies) – The primary research will be qualitatively based – seeking the thoughts, views and experiences of the Mid Wales population.
Stage 4 (Report) – A final report of findings, with recommendations for improving the rural cancer patient experience, will be produced in June 2025.
If you would like more information on the project, or would like to contribute / take part, or would like to receive a copy of the final report, please contact Anna Prytherch, Macmillan Rural Cancer Experience Researcher, by email at anna.l.prytherch@wales.nhs.uk or by telephone on 07815 746 850.
This project is being delivered by Rural Health and Care Wales, funded by Macmillan Cancer Support.