The Patients Association is working in partnership with Picker and Cora Health to review and redesign Cora Health’s Patient Communication Framework, looking at when and how they communicate with patients, as well as the purpose and content of those communications.

Cora Health is an independent provider of healthcare services to the NHS across England. Specialising in musculoskeletal (MSK) therapies, pain management, rheumatology, podiatry and diagnostic imaging, they operate from more than 150 locations including local clinics, leisure centres and health hubs, treating over one million people each year.

We are looking for ten (10) patients who live with an MSK condition or have received care within a community MSK service in the past 1-2 years. MSK conditions include arthritis, low back pain, neck pain and other spinal conditions, joint conditions, muscle, tendon and nerve conditions. The service that you have used does not need to have a MSK service provided by Cora.

Those selected will be expected to take part in two (2) online focus groups to provide feedback and input into Cora Health's Patient Communications Framework. Focus groups will take between 2.5-3 hours and are currently scheduled for 10th August and 10th September.

To take part, you must live in England, and all shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via a phone call. If selected to take part, you will be eligible for an £80 voucher for participating in each focus group. The £80 payments are conditional upon active participation. Participants must agree to the participation requirements in the consent form and demonstrate meaningful engagement throughout the focus group.

The deadline for completing this expression of interest is Friday 24th July at 10am.