Cancer Sub-Group

This group aims to support local cancer survivors, patients and interested parties in shaping and influencing the provision of cancer care locally. The group has supported the Skin Cancer Campaign, Macmillan, Bowel Cancer UK, the Royal Brompton, the Royal Marsden and developed close working relationships with key stakeholders in the area.

The group has developed an outreach programme of cancer screening ambassadors working with women from BME and ‘hard to reach’ communities to help local health services understand and address the barriers to breast and cervical screening. Focus groups have already been held with Somali and Moroccan women and with people affected by mental health need and living in different parts of the borough.  This work will be ongoing throughout 2012. If you would like a free outreach session for you and your friends, neighbours or group please contact us now to learn about the Screening Ambassadors.

The cancer sub-group meets every three months. The minutes from the meetings from January 2010 to date can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

January 2012
November 2011
September_2011
June 2011
March 2011
February 2011

For more information about the work of the Cancer sub-group or to join this group, please contact the staff team on 020 8967 7049 or by email: rbkclink@hestia.org

Sign up today to be a Cancer Screening Ambassador!

For details of the next Cancer Sub-Group meeting please click on meeting date to visit our current events page.