BBC Breakfast’s Dr Nighat Arif is fronting a new cervical screening campaign to encourage younger Londoners to attend an NHS cervical screening appointment when invited. Cervical screening is offered to women and all people with a cervix, between the ages of 25 to 64, and helps prevent cervical cancer by checking for a virus known […]
The evaluation of a two-year work programme by the North Central London Cancer Alliance to address the low uptake of cancer screening by people experiencing homelessness concludes that the reasonable adjustments piloted are relevant and replicable across London and beyond. Report authors, Homeless Link, recommended that “Cancer Alliances and cancer screening commissioning teams are encouraged
Nearly 250 people from healthcare, local authorities, universities, the voluntary sector, and corporate organisations attended the North Central London Cancer Conference on 19 November where Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive Officer of NHS England, gave the keynote speech. The event celebrated significant achievements in North Central London in cancer care and the value of partnership working.
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North London residents taking up the invitation for an NHS Targeted Lung Health Check can now have a lung health check and CT scan at the Community Diagnostic Centre in The Mall Wood Green. This is a third location option in addition to University College Hospital and Finchley Memorial Hospital. The quick, easy, and free
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A campaign to encourage people experiencing homelessness to take part in the national cancer screening programmes has been launched by the North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA). The campaign “Your Health First” will be depicted by artist Sam King on the pavement outside Mulberry Junction, a day centre for people affected by homelessness, in Tottenham