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Getting awareness and early diagnosis on the agenda and bringing together evidence to help commissioners has been an important part of local work for NAEDI.

NEW A report drawing on work by the Health Inequalities National Support Team (HINST) and NCAT in the 60 areas with the worst health and highest levels of deprivation in England has been published to support the awareness and early diagnosis agenda. The concise guide explains what data are available to help identify whether an area has more preventable deaths than other areas, what is causing the problem, and how to design interventions to address it.

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Mapping Activity in Greater Manchester & Cheshire in the Promotion of Cancer Awareness and Early Detection

Cancer Network: Greater Manchester and Cheshire

 

Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network (GMCCN) has mapped cancer awareness and early detection activities being undertaken by statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations across the network. The aim was to analyse these initiatives and feed the knowledge gained into future activity and commissioning.

The consultants interviewed 38 people, mainly from the NHS, and collected materials, evaluations and other documents.

Many of the interviewees suggested that more joint working between different organisations was needed and, if possible, some joint commissioning. Some suggested awareness initiatives needed to be better integrated with primary care.
Interviewees reported that about a fifth of current, and a quarter of future work, would be evaluated. Although most were aware that their work was commissioned, about half didn’t know the size of the budget they were working to.

The consultant’s main recommendation was for greater co-ordination across the network, such as agreeing shared priorities and running campaigns with consistent messages, and more consistent evaluation.

A workshop is being organised for commissioners to seek views on a GMCCN-wide commissioning strategy.

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'Mapping project leads to better co-ordination and more strategic work'

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