The End of Life Care Questionnaire Evalution Report is now available here.
The anticipatory care calender now has it's own website click here to view
Brain Tumour UK is the leading, caring charity committed to fighting brain tumours. Our personalised support is available online, on the phone, by email and through support groups. Our scientific research improves the quality of life for brain tumour patients and identifies better treatments.We raise awareness to change things for the better, for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Did you know that each year in the UK, we estimate that up to 16000 people are diagnosed with a Primary Brain Tumour and up to 32000 people are diagnosed with a Secondary Brain Tumour? To support…[more]
HeadSmart – be brain tumour aware http://www.headsmart.org.uk/ . This campaign has stemmed from our NHS Evidence accredited Guidelines ‘The Diagnosis of Brain tumours in children and young people 2008’. for further information please visit the website
An support day for people of working age affected by cancer on Saturday 28th January 2012. For further information click here
The North West Cancer Intelligence Service, NWCIS, has published a series of factsheets that show incidence, prevalence, mortality and cause of death analyses by the Local Authorities in the North West of England. This is the first time NWCIS has published cancer statistics by Local Authority in recognition of the increasing role of LAs in public health. The factsheets can be viewed here. NWCIS is keen to receive feedback on the usefulness of these factsheets through an online survey accessible via the same link.
As part of the National Cancer Peer Review Programme new measures for specialist palliative care services, community skin cancer services and cancers of unknown primary have been published in draft form. The consultation period for the specialist palliative care measures closes on 27th February, 2012; the consultation periods for both the community skin cancer measures and the unknown primary measures close on 14th March, 2012. For more information please go to the CQUIN website or visit the cancer section of the Department of Health’s website
The aim of this national campaign is to raise public awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer and to encourage those with persistent symptoms to present promptly. Although the great majority of people may not have bowel cancer, some may. By catching the cancer earlier it should be more treatable. The campaign runs between 30 January and the end of March 2012. Advertisements are featuring on TV and the radio and in other national media. The campaign message is that ‘loose poo’ and ‘blood in poo’ for more than three weeks can be symptoms of bowel cancer and that…[more]
Welcome to the new Merseyside & Cheshire Cancer Network website, which was launched last week. You can navigate around the site using the menu in the header and the sitemap in the footer.
Course overview Cancer medicine is a rapidly evolving area and this course aims to equip delegates with the knowledge they need to appreciate the complexity of the presentation, diagnosis and management of acute presentations of the disease. The course includes extensive use of case studies to illustrate common problems and will give the delegates the skills they need to critically appraise the most current research and developments. The course is accredited with 15 CAT points, and hence could be incorporated into any UK M level programme. Who should attend? Is it right for me? This course will give practitioners from…[more]
http://www.mccn.nhs.uk/fileuploads/Annual_Report.pdf
To help commissioners improve quality and release costs, and meet the requirements of the National End of Life Care Strategy (2008) the QIPP EoL National workstream has arranged four identical showcase seminars designed around sharing best practice in community interventions at end of life. The events will feature presentations from five organisations that are already achieving high quality outcomes for their end of life patients at reduced cost per patient and will stimulate debate about which factors make a real contribution to a better experience at lower cost. WHEN AND WHERE: 23rd Nov, MANCHESTER, Kings House Conference Centre30th Nov, BIRMINGHAM,…[more]
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