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A new campaign is being launched by the NHS in Greater Manchester to raise awareness of the link between heartburn, indigestion and gullet cancer. Heartburn – a burning sensation in the middle of your chest – and indigestion – a pain or discomfort in your tummy - might sometimes be shrugged off or put down to drinking too much alcohol or something you have eaten. But the new NHS campaign wants to make it clear to the public – particularly those over 55 – that if symptoms last for three weeks or more then it’s time to visit [...]

Healthcare staff, community workers and university staff - all helping to improve the lives and treatment for people affected by cancer - have been honoured at the Greater Manchester Cancer Awards 2024. Winning projects included a research project looking into a rare cancer which has had no new treatments available over the past 30 years and a community project aiming to change perceptions of cancer from “big C” into the “small c”. The winners of the Commitment to Equality Award was the Stockport Community Cancer Engagement Project. The awards are organised by Greater Manchester [...]

Lung MOTS for past and current smokers aged 55-74 years have now started for people registered with a GP practice in Northenden and Brooklands. The Lung Health Checks help spot lung cancer early often before people have any symptoms. The mobile Targeted Lung Health Check clinic is based at Wythenshawe Forum. Current and former smokers aged 55-74 will be sent an invite by letter or text inviting them to come for a free Lung Health Check. Invitation letters and text messages will be sent out to smokers and former smokers aged 55-74 years based at the [...]

A mobile health clinic will be arriving in Farnworth and Kearsley to offer past and current smokers aged 55–74 a free Lung Health Check from Saturday 22 June. It will operate 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) from 8am to 8pm to ensure that appointments are accessible to everyone who’s invited. Patients will be informed of the location in an invitation letter or text message. Invitation letters and text messages will be sent out to smokers and former smokers aged 55-74 years based at doctors’ surgeries in in the Farnworth and Kearsley Primary Care [...]

An Irlam lady is urging people in Salford to take up their free NHS lung health checks after her check-up saved her life. The NHS in Salford is offering free Lung Health Checks to past and current smokers aged 55 to 74 who are registered with a GP in the Eccles and Irlam areas. Eligible people will be contacted by letter and invited for an appointment. Lorraine didn't have any symptoms of lung cancer. She credits her Lung Health Check with saving her life. Lorraine Bradley, 66, from Irlam, Salford, went for her first [...]

A mobile health clinic will be arriving in Heywood to offer past and current smokers aged 55–74 a free Lung Health Check. From 2 April a clinic will be housed in a mobile unit at Heywood Sports Village, West Starkey Street, Heywood, offering the checks. It will operate 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) from 8am to 8pm to ensure that appointments are accessible to everyone who’s invited. GP letters will be sent out to smokers and former smokers aged 55-74 years based at doctors’ surgeries in in the Heywood area. Patients who are invited [...]

The finalists have been announced for the 2024 Greater Manchester Cancer Awards organised by Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance. The awards honour outstanding work to improve lives and treatment for people affected by cancer in Greater Manchester.   70 entries were received for this year’s Greater Manchester Cancer Awards across six categories. Entries came from teams in the NHS, research, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE), and public health /local authority sectors. This recognises the collaborative approach teams take in Greater Manchester to work across organisational boundaries to make things better for patients. Judges were made up [...]

A FORMER headteacher from Greater Manchester who is living with ovarian cancer wants more women to know the signs and symptoms of the cancer. Gill Broom, 62, originally from Bramhall, Stockport, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2020. Gill, who now lives in Clitheroe, is a volunteer with the Dianne Oxberry Trust - a charity focused on raising awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms to people across the North West. Dianne, who was from Greater Manchester and one of the BBC’s longest-serving presenters, sadly died from ovarian cancer on 10 January 2019. Gill found [...]

A mobile health clinic will be arriving in central Wigan to offer past and current smokers aged 55–74 a free Lung Health Check later this month (March). A scanner and clinic will be housed in a mobile unit at Robin Park Leisure Centre and Arena, Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan, WN5. It will operate 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) from 8am to 8pm to ensure that appointments are accessible to everyone who’s invited. GP letters will be sent out to smokers and former smokers aged 55-74 years based at doctors surgeries in in the [...]

Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance is delighted to announce that our Workforce and Education Team has been shortlisted for the Digital Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2024 HSJ Digital Awards. The awards recognise innovative digital projects that transform care delivery, enhance efficiency, and improve patient outcomes. 343 entries have been received for this year’s Digital Awards, with 165 projects and individuals meriting inclusion on the final shortlist. The high volume - and exceptional quality – of applications once again mirrors the impressive levels of innovation and care continually being developed across the UK’s healthcare system. [...]