Elisabeth Davies Chief Executive UK Breast Cancer Coalition

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Elisabeth DaviesChief ExecutiveUK Breast Cancer
Coalition

• The Westminster Fly-In
• Patient Advocacy in the UK

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The Westminster Fly-In A Chance to.

• understand campaigns and effect real change
• lobby elected representatives (MPs)
• establish partnerships with elected
  representatives and work together to improve
  local breast cancer services
• hear about fellow advocates campaigning successes
• learn new advocacy skills
• spend time with like-minded advocates

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Fly-In 2000

• The first step
• 50 advocates gather in Westminster only 20 MPs
  attend
• One day and emphasis on hearing from the experts

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Fly-In 2001

• More confident and more specific
• One day and focus on audit of local
  implementation of Cancer Plan
• 80 advocates only 40 MPs!

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Fly-In 2001
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Fly-In 2002

• Even more confident and even more specific!
• Two-day residential training course
• Three specific campaigning areas
• 70 advocates and 70 MPs!

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What the Fly-In means to our members

• The whole day was an experience I wont forget
  so many memorable people.
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• I felt the buzz in the room and the feeling that
  the MPs where making an effort to come and meet
  us.
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• Meeting with my MP was great to be able to get
  my message across felt very empowering.
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• An inspiring moving day which re-energised me
  and my advocacy work.

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What the Fly-In means to MPs

• I have to address many local issues and
  concerns, so I welcome the informed approach
  adopted by the UKBCC. It means that I can work
  with constituents, confident in the knowledge
  that they not only have a clear idea of what they
  want to achieve, but also that they understand
  what I need from them in order to support them.

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Our approach

• Truly grassroots
• Information and knowledge-base
• Overcoming complacency
• Consensus and partnership

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What weve learned

• Share and learn but then adapt