According to research by Macmillan Cancer Support, one in every four women don’t attend their cervical screening test, and London has some of the lowest rates in the country, standing at just 65.7% of eligible individuals (NHS Digital, 2021). The reasons for this can be varied, from a general lack of awareness about cervical screening through to concern […]
The next Cancer Community of Practice event will take place on 21 June at the CLCH Academy in central London from 8:50am to 12:45pm.The theme of the event this time will be quality improvement and exploring what could be done differently at an individual practice level to improve cancer care for patients.We’ll be joined by […]
As part of the TCST series of educational programmes and events, we’ll be hosting our next online National Primary Care discussion group on personalised cancer care on 20 June.The group is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in personalised cancer care and the role of primary care to come together and discuss key topics and […]
Delivering on the cancer waits standards remains a priority within the NHS. TCST has developed a training package in collaboration with London Cancer Alliances which is being delivered to staff across the city in 2023. So far this year, we’ve delivered the training to over 420 colleagues across the NHS in London.The training sessions are aimed at, […]
TCST is currently supporting a pilot project for imaging reporting demand and capacity modelling across two NHS Trusts in North Central London (NCL): The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and The Whittington Health NHS Trust. The pilot has focused on developing an approach to identify the capacity requirements for imaging reporting to support service […]
The Transforming Cancer Services Team for London has recently launched a new workspace on the FutureNHS platform to improve two-way communication with our stakeholders and provide an interactive forum for discussions on cancer services across our city.The new workspace is open to anyone working across the NHS and within stakeholder organisations with a particular interest in […]
The team at TPHC is working to ensure the physical needs of those diagnosed with personality disorders are not being overlooked or missed by working to connect primary and secondary care to support both physical and mental health. The Personality Disorder/ Complex Emotional Needs (PD/CEN) Programme is dedicated to improving the care of those with a diagnosis of personality […]
#ToHelpMyAnxiety This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Anxiety’. Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems we can face. It affects all ages. Through the programmes we support, we host resources to help children and young people to cope and reduce their anxiety, including support to help leading up to, […]
The Perinatal Mental Health Programme at TPHC is supporting Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2023. The Perinatal Mental Health programme works with partners and NHS teams across London to support the implementation and ambitions within the NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health. The key focus is in improving access to the range of support […]
Organisations: NHS England London & Mayors Office for Policing and Crime NHS England London in collaboration with the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) commissioned us to undertake an options appraisal of future site operating models for the Havens, London’s sexual assault referral centre (SARC) and deliver a feasibility study to test our […]