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Patient Experience in our New Lung Health Check Video
Our new video is now ready to share which includes a very informative interview with a patient who has been on one of our lung health check vans. Over the last year local patients aged between 55 and under 75 years old, who have ever smoked, have…
NHS Launches Tool to Improve Bowel Cancer Screening for People with Sight Loss
Thousands of people with sight loss in England will find it easier to participate in life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks to a new specially designed NHS tool. People who are blind or partially sighted will be offered a specially designed tool to support them complete Faecal Immunochemical…
The Peninsula Cancer Alliance has moved Organisations.
From April 2024 the Cancer Alliance has moved from NHS England to be hosted by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. This does not change the alliances’ functions or levels of support across the South West, but moves us closer to the providers, commissioners and populations we serve.…
Find out more about the Fern Centre in North Devon!
The Fern Centre offers information and support to those affected by cancer as well as their families by offering a warm, welcoming environment providing comfort and care away from the clinical setting. The Centre provides a drop-in facility where one of our friendly volunteers would be happy…
Cancer signs on urinal mats in pubs and football grounds, as part of major new NHS cancer catching drive.
The NHS and P-Wave, a leading urinal products brand, are working together to put the message “Blood in your pee? Contact your GP practice” on urinal mats in thousands of men’s toilets across the country. Pubs, restaurants, shops, hotels and sports stadiums will be among the public…
NHS Partners With Morrisons To Put Vital Cancer Awareness Messaging On Underwear Labels
From Monday 21st August, Morrisons shoppers in the South West will find NHS advice on underwear labels urging them to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer. The Nutmeg branded underwear featuring NHS advice will be in 240 Morrisons stores,…
Widespread Clinical Support For Reforming NHS Cancer Standards To Speed Up Diagnosis For Patients.
Thousands of people referred for urgent cancer checks every month are set to be diagnosed and treated sooner, as the NHS reforms its cancer standards to reflect what matters most to patients and to align with modern clinical practice. Developed by clinical experts and supported by leading…
South West Prostate Dashboard Shortlisted for the HSJ Data-Driven Transformation Award Category.
We have received confirmation that our work on the South West Prostate Dashboard has been shortlisted in the Data-Driven Transformation Award Category for the HSJ Awards 2023. What is the South West Prostate Dashboard? In 2018, the Cancer Alliances in the SW (Peninsula and SWAG) began to…
6000 Patients Scanned on our Targeted Lung Health Checks Van
The Peninsula Cancer Alliance launched the programme as part of a national pilot last August inviting anyone who has ever smoked between the ages of 55 and 74 years.This week – less than a year since the programme launched – the team will mark a milestone when…
Our Targeted Lung Health Checks Van Has Moved to Bodmin!
Our Van has moved and we are now scanning patients in Bodmin, Cornwall. We are asking for everyone between the ages of 55 and 75 to keep an eye out for their letter inviting them to attend a Lung Health. So far our programme in Cornwall has:…
