Tips on seeking help for your mental health
In this blog for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023, a group of young people share their experiences of seeking help and support to improve their mental health.
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Understanding eating disorders: The journey of an expert by experience and tips for recovery
Read more of: Understanding eating disorders: The journey of an expert by experience and tips for recoveryEating Disorders Awareness Week takes place from 27 February to 5 March – a time to raise awareness of eating disorders and disordered eating in the UK. We spoke to Emily,* a young woman living with an eating disorder, to discuss her experiences and provide guidance for others. Emily has been managing an eating disorder […]
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People before process: reflections on a personalised cancer care workshop in London
Read more of: People before process: reflections on a personalised cancer care workshop in LondonThe Transforming Cancer Services Team recently teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support to host a pan-London workshop ‘Who Cares About Personalised Cancer Care in London’. The full-day session brought together people affected by cancer, carers, clinicians, specialist cancer nurses, NHS commissioners and other key decision makers. It was an incredibly inspiring and thought-provoking day, filled […]
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New Short Film ‘Less?’ Aims to Support NHS Staff Caring for People Facing Homelessness
Read more of: New Short Film ‘Less?’ Aims to Support NHS Staff Caring for People Facing HomelessnessA powerful new film is being shared with NHS teams across the country to prompt reflection and conversations about the challenges faced by people living with homelessness. This is part of an ongoing commitment to provide compassionate and inclusive care for all. Commissioned by NHS England, ‘Less?’ movingly documents the personal stories from Jamesy, Jeff, […]
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How GPs can best support young people presenting with disordered or restricted eating
Read more of: How GPs can best support young people presenting with disordered or restricted eatingBlog written by GP and clinical lead of the children and young people’s mental health workstream at TPHC, Louise Miller to raise awareness of disordered eating,.
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Launch of the London Cancer Community of Practice for primary care 2023
Read more of: Launch of the London Cancer Community of Practice for primary care 2023The Cancer Community of Practice (CoP) has been developed through a pan-London cancer education programme for primary care and community nurses in 2022/23; the Cancer in the Community programme. This programme was delivered by Central London Community Health Learning Academy (CLCH) in partnership with Transforming Cancer Services and Health Education England. The CoP aims to […]
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National informal discussion group for primary care: Personalised Care and Cancer
Read more of: National informal discussion group for primary care: Personalised Care and CancerTransforming Cancer Services is hosting a discussion group to bring together primary care clinicians, commissioners, cancer personalised care leads and third sector colleagues. The focus of the group will be to discuss how primary care multi professional teams can provide personalised care for people living with and beyond cancer and improve the patient experience. The […]
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Transforming the sarcoma diagnostic pathway
Read more of: Transforming the sarcoma diagnostic pathwayTransforming Cancer Services has been supporting the London and South East Sarcoma Network’s (LSESN) clinical advisory group and London Region Specialised Commissioning team on the soft tissue sarcoma diagnostic pathway. In November, we held a successful workshop with key stakeholders across London, the East and South East of England, which identified three key challenges: Addressing […]
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Improving GP direct access to diagnostics
Read more of: Improving GP direct access to diagnosticsIn response to the recent national drive to improve detection of cancer by expanding GP direct access to diagnostics, Transforming Cancer Services has been working with London clinical and ICS leaders on a project to develop a shared understanding of the issues preventing uptake of direct access imaging by GPs across the city.The national directive is […]
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New Cancer Waits Guidance training package launched across London
Read more of: New Cancer Waits Guidance training package launched across LondonWith cancer waiting times remaining a priority for the NHS, Transforming Cancer Services has collaborated with Cancer Alliances in London to design a training package supporting accessible standardisation of cancer waits training across the region. In January, two training sessions covering Cancer Waits and Best Practice Timed Pathways were delivered to over 140 colleagues from […]