Join us for the next Imperial Science Cafe: Sustainable Breast Cancer Surgery – What Matters to the Patients at Maggie’s West London.
We’re inviting people with lived experience of breast surgery to help shape what “sustainable breast surgery” should mean in a way that protects care quality now, and for our children and future generations. Sustainability in healthcare is about protecting that future: using resources wisely and reducing avoidable environmental harm that damages our health over time, while continuing to deliver excellent care. It’s sometimes misunderstood as a “trade off” where sustainable care means lower quality, but the aim is the opposite. Sustainable healthcare is high quality healthcare: effective, safe, respectful, and designed to last.
At this cafe, we are looking to understand perspectives on what sustainable breast surgery should mean. We will talk about what matters most, what feels appropriate, and what outcomes should be prioritised by researchers and NHS decision makers. We will also explore any questions or concerns you may have about how the NHS can become more sustainable, and what will help maintain trust and confidence in care. Your input will help shape a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) project focused on how operating theatre teams can support sustainability in ways that are patient centred and aligned with what patients and the public value.
If you have not had breast cancer, you are still most welcome to attend.
For more information please contact Kelly Gleason.