Patient Led Engagement for Access CIC

PLEA is proud to be a volunteer-led non-profit community interest company. PLEA advocates for quality of life with medicinal cannabis, enabling patients to access their medicine free from the harms of stigmatisation, geographical inconsistencies and financial barriers. We support research into the safety and efficacy of cannabis-based medicinal products, to enable evidence-based prescription for all. Our Objectives Providing a safe, virtual space offering peer-to-peer support to educate, empower and connect patients Supporting patients to navigate healthcare systems in order to obtain a medicinal cannabis prescription Collating patient lived-experiences through our surveys on patient-reported outcomes Facilitating a Patient Working Group to collaborate with relevant external stakeholders Establishing an Advisory Board of specialists to ensure information provided to our patient community is accurate Consulting with providers to highlight the need for a full range of CBMPs to meet individualised care standards Collaborating on and supporting research projects to improve the understanding and evidence base for prescribing Attending stakeholder educational events, boards and policy-making panels to share patient testimonies, destigmatising medicinal cannabis