In a powerful movement to combat alarming disparities in cancer outcomes, Black communities across South East London are joining forces to encourage the uptake of breast screening appointments for women aged 50 to 71, and for Black men aged 45 and over, who have a higher risk of prostate cancer, to talk to their GP about having a PSA blood test.
We’re very proud to share the achievements of our partners at this year’s prestigious HSJ Awards, which recognise excellence in healthcare across the UK. Two of our partners took home awards, while several others were highly commended for their innovative work to improve health outcomes in Lambeth, south east London and beyond.
A new breast screening video has been launched to help save lives in Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. It features patients and staff from King’s College Hospital has been launched to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The video features a diverse array of patients from south-east London – some from groups with traditionally low take-up of screening invitations – talking about their experiences of having a mammogram.
On Thursday, 12 September 105 people attended an event at Brixton Library organised by GP practices from the Hills, Brook and Dales Primary Care Network to raise awareness about the importance of cancer screening.
At the third of their cancer screening awareness raising event, Hills, Brooks and Dales PCN outreach team supported people who attended to speak to organisations including ovarian cancer charity Ovacome , Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Macmillan, Carers’ Hub Lambeth, Cancer Don’t Let It Win, Prostate Cancer UK and Carers4carers on topics like breast, bowel, prostate and cervical cancer screening, as well as smoking cessation and lung health.