Looking for myself My position as the patient researcher on the GRACE project is one I am discovering. It is growing incrementally, and I’m trying it on for size, looking at different aspects, wanting to be useful yet wondering which parts of myself to share. To borrow a phrase from Marion Coutts (The Iceberg 2014)…

Beyond the Signature: Balancing Standardisation with Individual Needs in Radiotherapy Consent   Hi, I’m Danny, a Therapeutic Radiographer and Network Manager for the North West Radiotherapy Specialised Services Clinical Network.   The Gynae Cancer Narratives Project gave a voice to people who had experienced treatment for gynaecological cancer. People spoke openly about their realities – the uncertainty, the treatment-associated…

My name is Lisa Ashmore and I am joint project lead on the GRACE project. I am a social scientist, working in Lancaster Medical School. I am also a Therapeutic Radiographer. This blog post is taken from an after lunch speech held on International Women’s Day 2025.   I trained and worked as a therapeutic radiographer. Some of you might not know what that is –…

Some of the team were able to meet in person and take part in a team photo when we had our GRACE project kick-off meeting in late 2024.  It happened to fall on Marie Curie’s Birthday (1867) and on the eve of World Radiography Day, which at the time had the theme ‘Radiographers: Seeing the…