Helping to shape equitable care for older people living with cancer and dementia.
A partnership between Alive and Bristol Pakistani Community Welfare Organisation to investigate health inequalities, with a particular focus on Black African & Caribbean and South Asian communities.
About Same Mind, Same Body
Designed to identify and record barriers within dementia and cancer care, Same Mind, Same Body is a two-year community-led partnership project between Alive and Bristol Pakistani Community Welfare Organisation (BPCWO), launched in 2026.
Supporting older people living with both cancer and dementia, the project builds trusted relationships with those from Black African & Caribbean and South Asian communities in particular, ensuring that their voices are used to shape service improvements and influence system change.
The project works closely with community organisations, healthcare professionals, carers, and people with lived experience to:
Foster meaningful relationships with those from underserved communities
Co-design culturally responsive and dementia-friendly improvements for patients with cancer
Investigate inequalities within both cancer and dementia care
Facilitate community conversations, focus groups, and co-design workshops
Share findings with stakeholders
Pilot new approaches for cancer and dementia care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
With generous funding from Macmillan CARE, Alive is one of 65 organisations chosen from across the UK to help improve the care and support for people living with cancer today, while also contributing to wider and long-lasting improvements in UK cancer care for the future.
For any more information, please contact Afaf Ahmad (Project Coordinator) by emailing afaf@aliveactivities.org or by calling the Alive office on 07861 385 543.