The communications toolkit and assets below are designed to help with the communication and promotion of the 2026 survey during the sampling period (April to June 2026). The aim of the toolkit is to raise awareness amongst patients who will be eligible to take part in the survey.
The Cancer Experience of Care Improvement Collaborative is a coaching and quality improvement framework which brings together organisations and people with lived experience to improve experiences for people affected by cancer. For the 2023-2024 collaborative the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey data, alongside other insight, was used to decide the focus on learning disabilities, autism, mental health and dementia.
As part of this collaborative, Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals of Leicester came together to look at the urgent suspected cancer pathway for people with a learning disability. The team created a digital flagging system and are now able to identify pathway lengths for patients with and without additional needs. Their next steps include involving specialist teams for early support, developing reasonable adjustment offers, and creating resource packs to support different groups of patients.
