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The Innovation Community

A new opportunity for people living with cancer to harness their knowledge and experience to shape innovative cancer care with Macmillan.

Apply to the Innovation Community

What does the Innovation Community do?

The Innovation Community brings together a diverse group of people with lived experience of cancer. You will share your views, skills and ideas to help discover, test and develop new cancer innovations.

This could include new services in hospitals or the community, new technologies to help people get support at home or new devices to support earlier diagnosis.

You will be guided and supported by Macmillan’s Innovation team the whole way. Together we will discover even better ways to help people with cancer – could your voice and experience help us do this?

Apply to join our Innovation Community today.

Find out how we are transforming cancer care together

Watch the video below to find out how we are innovating with and for people affected by cancer

What’s involved when you join the Innovation Community?

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Being a member of the Innovation Community is a flexible role, meaning that the activities you choose to get involved in and the amount of time you give is completely up to you.

It’s an opportunity to use your knowledge and experience of cancer to directly influence and shape Macmillan’s partnerships and services.

It also provides the chance to learn new skills, collaborate with new people and make a difference for people with cancer.

Our opportunities

We have many opportunities for you to get involved with, including the following:

Take part in a focus group

Take part in a focus group or ideation workshop to discuss new concepts and ideas.

Listen to pitches

Be part of a 'Dragon's Den' style panel that innovators will pitch to.

Test new technologies

Test new products and services and provide feedback on what worked well and/ or how it could be improved.

Have your say

Have your say by taking part in surveys and questionnaires.

Join a meeting

Join one of our more strategic meetings, providing advice and recommendations to steer the Innovation programme.

Help us recruit

Be a member of an interview panel to recruit new members of Macmillan Innovation staff.

Help us create new materials

Help us shape the Innovation Community, including our communications and learning and development offer for members.

Spread the word

Help to spread the word through your networks and contacts. We want to involve as many people with lived experience as we can.

You don’t need specific skills or experience in innovation to be part of the community. The most important contribution is your lived experience.

We will provide you with support to get involved in the opportunities you are interested in.

How do I join the Innovation Community?

Apply to join our Innovation Community today.

When you join the Innovation Community you will be offered a welcome call. This is an opportunity for you to hear more about the Innovation Community, tell us what has motivated you to get involved and ask us any questions. 

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Get In Touch


If you have any questions, or would like to know more, please email the Macmillan Innovation Engagement team at innovationcommunity@macmillan.org.uk.