Understanding advocacy and what advocates can do for leukaemia patients

Hear from our advocacy team as they provide information on the support they can offer you.

3 December 2021

The webinar will provide information on the services LC’s advocacy team provide. Core areas the team provide support and advice on are: patient wellbeing, NHS funding and the availability of drugs and treatment. Could you benefit from more support? Join us for the webinar!

This webinar will cover:

What to do if you have concerns about your care or treatment for your leukaemia
What advocacy is
How to access support from advocates at Leukaemia Care
How advocacy informs the rest of our work

We will be joined by:

Charlotte Martin, Leukaemia Care Patient Advocacy Manager
Ella Guthrie, Leukaemia Care Advocacy Officer

Webinar details

Date: Friday 3rd December
Time: 3:30pm
Topic: Understanding advocacy and what advocates can do for leukaemia patients
Host: Leukaemia Care

How do I join the webinar?

The webinar is being hosted on Zoom and Facebook, meaning you can choose a platform to suit you. Zoom is the best place to ask questions, but if you join via Facebook we will try and get all the questions sent over to our panel; however, please expect a delay.

Information on how to join via Zoom or Facebook is below.

Watch via Zoom

To join via Zoom, all you need to do is register your attendance before the webinar starts. You will then receive an email inviting you to join the webinar on the day.

Watch via Facebook

To join via Facebook, all you need is a Facebook account. Once logged in head to Leukaemia Care’s Facebook page at 3:30pm on 3rd December and find the live video (it will be at the top of our feed).

Book your place via Zoom here.

Join on Facebook on the day here.

Please note, we will not be able to give individual medical advice. You will be directed to your own clinical team if we cannot answer your question in the webinar.

Due to the large amount of registrants, we cannot guarantee that everyone’s questions will be answered, but we will try and do our best in the time frame that we have.

If you have any issues registering via Zoom or issues on the day, please get in touch by emailing advocacy@leukaemiacare.org.uk.

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