Sarah Cant PhD

Experience

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  Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology

  Sept 2004 - Dec 2004

  Researcher
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  Breakthrough Breast Cancer

  Jan 2005 - Nov 2009

  • Policy Manager

    Sept 2007 - Nov 2009

  • Senior Policy & Information Officer

    Jan 2005 - Sept 2007
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  Prostate Cancer UK

  Nov 2009 - Jan 2018

  I led the delivery of the Movember Foundation's global supportive care and outcomes research programmes in the UK. I ensured academic research projects were delivered successfully and that the findings were effectively communicated and used to improve policy and practice within the UK health services. This involved liaising with the funder, key experts, local and national decision-makers and other international programme leads to ensure the research would lead to improvements for men with prostate cancer, nationally and internationally. Show less

  • Programme Director, TrueNTH & Outcomes

    Oct 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Director of Policy & Strategy

    Sept 2012 - Sept 2015

  • Head of Policy & Campaigns

    Nov 2009 - Sept 2012
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  One Digital

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Programme Director

  Programme Director for the One Digital partnership. One Digital was a short life national digital inclusion programme formed by Age UK, Citizens Online, Clarion Futures, Digital Unite and the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). I led the partnership, ensuring that we achieved our strategic goals and met our obligations to the Big Lottery Fund. As lead spokesperson, I worked to increase One Digital's profile, promoted its achievements and shared what we learned. I also worked with key external stakeholders to influence national digital inclusion policy and practice. I led strategic, investigative work with One Digital partners and programme Board to determine whether the partnership should seek to become permanent, including identifying different funding mechanisms. I also worked with an independent evaluator to ensure we could measure the impact of the national level programme. Show less

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  Pie Factory Music

  Apr 2019 - now

  Trustee

  I support the team at Pie Factory Music to ensure they have the best strategy and resources in place to provide free, accessible music and related arts workshops for young people across East Kent. Pie Factory Music believe music is a superb tool for creativity, motivation, inclusion and self-confidence. They specialise in working with young people from challenging circumstances such as those in care, young people with disabilities and those who face emotional and social difficulties.

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  College of Optometrists

  Jun 2019 - now

  Director of Policy & Strategy
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  General Osteopathic Council

  Apr 2024 - now

  Lay member of the Professional Conduct Committee and Health Committee