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  1. London Urgent Suspected Referral Analysis (2021 update) *

    We have updated our on-line interactive dashboard to include 2021 cancer waiting times data. Analysis is provided at London, STP, Cancer Alliance and tumour level. Over the past ten years the number of patients seen as suspected cancer has increased each year, except during 2020 due to pandemic. Between 2012 and 2019 the number of […]

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  2. National Cancer Experience survey 2021 (NCPES)

    The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) is an important part of the national NHS Cancer Programme, which places patient experience on a par with clinical effectiveness and safety as a key strategic priority. It has been designed to monitor progress on cancer care, to drive local quality improvements, to assist commissioners and providers of […]

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  3. Quality of Life and Cancer

    Quality of Life and Cancer continues to be a key priority area within the TCST Personalised Cancer Care programme. There is an established London Quality of Life and Cancer Working group and two established Task and Finish groups focusing on: Improving survey completeness across London and the Understanding the data and what it means for London.An action plan […]

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  4. How asthma has affected me throughout my life

    Robert Adoo Kissi-Debrah shares his experiences of living with asthma as a young person and how he has learnt to manage the condition. Robert also draws on the work of The Ella Roberta Foundation, founded by his mother, Rosamund, which raises awareness about asthma and campaigns to improve air quality for everyone, everywhere.

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  5. How Mums for Lungs are campaigning to improve air pollution

    Ruth Fitzharris from Mums for Lungs blogs about the links between air pollution and asthma. Ruth considers the practical changes which parents of children with asthma can take to reduce the risk of air pollution triggering their condition, as well as the need for wider-system changes to tackle air pollution across cities.

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  6. What the Haringey public health team are doing to support children with asthma

    Haringey’s Public Health team share how they are taking a whole systems approach to asthma management, including addressing environmental triggers, introducing a comprehensive education programme and promoting personalised care and effective preventative interventions to control and reduce the risk of asthma attacks.

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  7. Campaigning for better inhaler images in the media

    Once year since its launch, Sara Nelson and Viv Marsh look back on the impact of the #RightInhalerCampaign which highlights the importance of choosing the right inhaler image which depicts the right person, the right preventative treatment, in the right way, with the right technique, at the right time, in the right place.

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  8. High-risk reviews and mentoring pharmacy support to improve care for children and young people with asthma in North West London

    Following on from two tragic and preventable deaths in North West London (NWL), the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Asthma Network is keen to support all clinicians who interact with CYP asthma, read more about this work.

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