These resources are outputs from our Cancer, Older People and Advocacy programme or directly relate to the work that was carried out as part of the programme.

For more information contact OPAAL’s Operations Manager, Marie McWilliams [email protected].

Publications

• Time: Our Gift to You
• Facing Cancer Together
• Every Step of the Way

Evaluation

• An evaluation of the Cancer and Older People Advocacy Programme
• COPA evaluation BRAP appendices
• TwoCan Associates mid-term evaluation report
• TwoCan Associated Final evaluation report
• The COPA Volunteers Experience
• Volunteering Voices

Policies & Strategies

• COPA Health Engagement Strategy
• COPA Partnership Development Policy
• COPA Peer Volunteers Policy

Toolkits & Good Practice Guidance

• OLGBT Good Practice Guidance
• Using person centred thinking tools
• Why do we ask Equalities Monitoring questions for SAM?
• A quick guide to setting up a Twitter account

Informing Discussion with Professionals & Commissioners

• COPA Advocacy Policy Levers
• Presentation
• Autonomy Toolkit

Training

• Complex case training toolkit
• Tutors Handbook Cancer Support Advocates
• Older peoples advocates resource
• Advocacy Handouts
• Advocacy slides
• Cancer slides

Research & Reports

• Older people’s perspectives on shared decision-making, social support, and the role of independent advocates during cancer journeys

Quality Standards

• COPA Quality Standards

Job and role descriptions

• Final COPA Job Descriptions – Person Specs March 2014

Miscellaneous Resources

• NHS Screening Timeline