An evening meeting to discuss the very high incidence of lung cancer in Winsford and potential steps that could be taken to address it, hosted by Prof Ernie Welch. Attendees were GPs, local patients and other interested parties.
Speakers
- Bev Price from Action on Cancer – experience with the ‘Every Breath You Take’ campaign in Crewe that involved chest x-ray self-referral
- Mark Gleave from Healthbox – Quit Smoking support currently available and how to improve uptake among patients
- Duncan Fullerton, respiratory physician from Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust – lung cancer incidence locally and the experience with the Healthy Lung campaign in Manchester.
This event led to Winsford practices participating in the Winsford Health and Well Being where “lung health” was a theme to engage the public in.
Project Funding
The project was funded from the Action on Cancer budget and Winsford PCH funded refreshments and time for GP input.
Project Implementation Date
The project was managed by Bev Price, Community Cancer Project Officer – Macmillan Cancer Support and team Winsford.
Practices in the Project
All practices were invited to attend.
Contribution to the High Impact Changes
This project contributes to the following HICs: - Active signposting - having Winsford residents directly access chest x-rays - Partnership working - connecting practices with third sector and community services to work together to improve outcomes for Winsford residents.
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