Lung Cancer Pathway Board

This page contains information from the Greater Manchester Cancer Lung Pathway Board and the work they are undertaking. If you are affected by lung cancer, or you are worried about symptoms, please visit one of the links below.

Key People

Dr Louise Brown, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine (Thoracic Oncology) at MFT

GM Cancer Lung pathway is led by Dr Louise Brown MD MRCP(Respiratory). Louise qualified from Southampton University Medical School in 2003. She undertook specialist training in Respiratory Medicine in the Northwest from 2007-2015, including a 3 year fellowship in Thoracic Oncology at the University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) completing an MD degree.

Louise was appointed as a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine (Thoracic Oncology) at North Manchester General Hospital (formerly part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust) in 2015. She has been an active member of the Lung Pathway Board since that appointment and has supported the CURE programme and Prehab for cancer initiatives as well as chair for the Northeast Sector MDT and local Clinical Lead at North Manchester General Hospital

Jane Cronin, pathway managerJane Cronin

Contact Jane Cronin

Jane has been working at GM Cancer for over three years, initially as a User Involvement Manager using a co-production method to ensure that people with a lived experience of cancer have an equal voice in the development and improvement of cancer services across Greater Manchester & East Cheshire.

More recently, Jane has taken on the role of Pathway Manager, facilitating 3 pathway boards to deliver system wide improvements to cancer pathways and patient care, including Acute Oncology, Lung & Skin.  The Boards offer an objective and collaborative approach to service improvement and bring together stake holders from across Greater Manchester & East Cheshire to create an engaged, multidisciplinary board which is representative of the whole patient pathway.

Prior to working at GM Cancer, Jane worked at The Christie Foundation Trust on a project to improve lung nursing provision which was shortlisted for a Macmillan Innovation Award.

Before joining the NHS Jane spent a long career managing a large Corporate Finance portfolio and supporting small and medium sized enterprises to grow their business.

Lung Cancer Board Document Library

The Suspected Cancer Referral Form for Lung and Pleural can be found here.

Personalised Care

Embedding patient-centred, holistic practice into cancer care

Graphic shows various people walking down a road depicting their cancer pathway. The various signs along the road read; Cancer Genomic Testing – new offer in development available within some cancer conditions Holistic Needs Assessment – Helps you identify the concerns that are most important so your healthcare team can refer you to other services if you need more help or support. Personalised Care Support Plan (PCSP) – captures and provides a written record of the HNA conversations, decisions and agreed outcomes to support your health and wellbeing. Treatment Summary Cancer Care Review – conversation between a patient and your GP or a Practice Nurse to provide support after a cancer diagnosis Health and Wellbeing Support Patient Stratified Follow up (PSFU) – Give patients control over their follow up care allowing them to be seen when needed such as when their symptoms or circumstances change, otherwise avoiding the inconvenience of appointments of low clinical value. Community Groups Online Support Supported Self Management

Primary Care Resources

Healthcare professionals working in Greater Manchester can benefit (for free) from GatewayC Live webinars developed by and featuring leading specialists. The webinar will refresh your lung cancer knowledge, enable you to hear the latest pathway information, and listen back to a Q&A session.

Visit GatewayC to view the webinar.

Alternatively, you can view the “Fast Facts” video below, or download our useful lung cancer infographic. Links are also included to other relevant GatewayC training modules.

lung cancer infographic