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Job opportunity: Cancer Development Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a successful improvement team, which will implement an innovative health assessment tool for people with learning disabilities. Three project managers are required to roll the tool out to care settings across the Northwest of England.
- One post will cover Merseyside & Cheshire based at Riverside Park, Bromborough, Wirral
- One post will cover Lancs & Cumbria based at Preston Business Centre, Watling Street Road, Fulwood , Preston
- One post will cover Greater Manchester based at 40 Princess Street, Manchester
For more information please visit the vacancy's page on NHS jobs
PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is now closed.
As someone who works on the front line in health or social care and has daily contact with the public you have a vital role in raising cancer awareness.
Thank you to all 671 of you who took the time to participate in the cancer awareness telephone survey during April.
A summary of the results will soon be available on this website.
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Register for an Event - Online
The Lancashire & South Cumbria Cancer Network is running a number of events that are hosted within Lancashire & South Cumbria. There are educatonal events, study days and network sponsored conferences available within the booking area.
Dont miss out on these important events.
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Nearly half a million Europeans live with a rare cancer. Despite the rarity of each individual cancer type, around 200 clinically different rare cancers represent in total about 20% of all cancer cases, including all cancers in children.
Do you want to learn how to improve your quality of life after having had cancer?
Find out more at: https://macmillancancersupport.stanford.edu
The Rosemere Cancer Foundation has funded a new post which is the first of it’s kind in the country. Donna Sheridan has been recruited to increase the number of cancer patient support groups across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network. She has already been busy contacting Clinical Nurse Specialists within the Network to identify where there is a need for support groups. She will encourage the development of the groups to become self sustaining over time. Donna feels very passionate about the role and added it is an essential part of the patient pathway.
If you are interested in setting up a support group you can contact Donna at the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network on Tel. 01772 647062 or Mobile 07508 375679 or e mail her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
National Cancer Director recognised in New Years Honours
The 2010 New Year Honours List has been published, recognising outstanding achievement and service across the whole of the United Kingdom. Included in the honours is Professor Mike Richards, National Cancer Director.
Professor Richards received a knighthood for his contribution to health and is responsible for developing the National Cancer Plan and the Cancer Reform Strategy.
The aim of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is to increase awareness of cervical cancer and how to prevent it.
NCRI seeks new patients and members of the public
The National Cancer Research Institute are looking to recruit patients and members of the public to join NCRI Clinical Studies Groups where new ideas for cancer research are developed.
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