Meet FBC Volunteer Julia Macleod

Published on 14 June 2023

Chair of the England, Wales & Northern Ireland steering group and bladder cancer patient

Julia spent over 21 years working in the voluntary sector. She was a Regional Director working to influence improvement in services and strategic planning before she took voluntary redundancy and started her “gap years”. She lives with bladder cancer – when she had a recurrence in 2021, Julia was signposted to Fight Bladder Cancer and having received great support wanted to offer something back – being able to share skills and experience as a volunteer advocate.

She currently supports the England, Wales & Northern Ireland steering group as Chair, and would like to see the group grow so that the patient voice can be effective in service delivery improvement and influence planning as well as raising awareness.

Since taking redundancy, Julia’s main interests are walking her dog with family and friends in the Peak District where she lives, line dancing several times a week, reading, sewing, enjoying her garden and recently started learning crochet. She has a lovely family – and three wonderful grandchildren.

If you would like to learn more about the EWNI Steering Group, please reach out to julia@fightbladdercancer.co.uk