Engaging with patients, residents, and staff about cancer
An essential part of the work of the cancer alliance is to talk directly to local people about their cancer experiences, concerns and understanding of local cancer services.
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North East London Cancer Alliance projects recognised at HSJ Awards 2023
Two of our projects were highlighted at a prestigious awards ceremony last week in front of 2,000 people. Our ‘It’s Not A Game’ campaign and our work on the Mile End Early Diagnosis Centre were both nominated at the annual Health Service Journal Awards.
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Improving patient outcomes through Multi Disciplinary Team Meetings
Following our engagement event in July, where clinical and non-clinical cancer staff came together to collectively decide how Multi Dis
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Joining Healthwatch to raise cancer awareness in Barking and Dagenham
Thanks to Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham, local residents were able to find out more about cancer signs and symptoms, screening programmes and cancer support services at a special health and wellbeing event this month.
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A boost for faster diagnosis of lung cancer in north east London
Patients across north east London are set to benefit from the use of ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI), which can help clinicians to diagnose lung cancer quickly and accurately.
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New clinical lead for breast cancer set to drive change in north east London
North East London Cancer Alliance pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Peter Schmid as clinical lead for breast cancer in north east London.
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Launch of new stop smoking video
Want to stop smoking? Quitting smoking can be hard on your own. Fortunately in north east London there are free stop smoking services available in each borough to help you.
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World Neuroendocrine Cancer Day
World Neuroendocrine Cancer Day is a crucial moment for raising awareness about a lesser-known but significant health concern. Neuroendocrine Cancer (NET) is a complex and often misunderstood condition that affects a particular type of cells in the body's neuroendocrine system.
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Bowel screening campaign to help people across London
The NHS is encouraging people in London who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. An awareness campaign is running in London until early December and we are supporting this locally.
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