‘We need more data to help us understand women’s bodies better’
Volunteer voices – 18 March 2026
Retired gynaecologist Ruth Curson is taking part in Our Future Health to support research into women’s health
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‘No-one can explain my epilepsy. If research can find answers for people like me in the future, it would be a weight off my mind’
Volunteer voices – 18 February 2026Student Lotte Oram lives with chronic fatigue caused by her epilepsy medication. She’s joining Our Future Health to support research and help drive progress towards personalised medicines with fewer side-effects
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‘If you want the best possible healthcare for you and your loved ones, take part’
Volunteer voices – 9 February 2026NHS doctor and clinical research fellow Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence explains how Our Future Health will help change the way we treat cancer – for good
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‘My mother’s dementia changed the course of my life. I want to help beat this terrible disease’
Volunteer voices – 22 January 2026When Malcolm Gill became a full-time carer, he was horribly unprepared for the life he would lead. Now he’s joining Our Future Health so that research can change the way we look at dementia
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‘We need more young men to help turn the tide on mental health by taking part in research’
Volunteer voices – 13 November 2025Volunteer Nelson Costa has experienced depression and anxiety since childhood. He’s backing our data to advance research into mental health conditions
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‘Dad’s bipolar disorder rocked family life. I want to help prevent others from going through that heartache’
Volunteer voices – 20 October 2025Volunteer Lorna Robinson shares how she hopes Our Future Health will make a difference to families like hers
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‘I’m proud to be supporting health research that could transform lives in my community’
Volunteer voices – 3 October 2025For the latest in our Volunteer Voices series, Waltham Forest Councillor Shabana Dhedhi shares why she signed up to Our Future Health
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‘I ran the London Marathon for charity after losing my childhood friend to bowel cancer. Two months later, I was diagnosed with the disease’
Volunteer voices – 27 August 2025Our Future Health volunteer Alison Crooks was shocked to discover she had bowel cancer in her 40s. Now she wants to help fight rising rates of the disease in younger adults
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‘I want to turn my struggle with mental health into something that helps others’
Volunteer voices – 9 July 2025After years of living with anxiety and depression, artist Lara Pickle has joined Our Future Health to help pave a smoother path to mental health support for all who need it
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‘Nobody should go through cancer alone’
Volunteer voices – 23 June 2025Members of Sakoon Through Cancer, a support group for South Asian women, are joining Our Future Health to help advance cancer research
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