Greater Manchester Cancer Vanguard Innovation

Showcases

Showcase: patient self-referral

Our latest Showcase prompted an informed and lively debate about our patient self-referral project. Held in the glamorous setting of Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, the well-attended evening was led by our service user representative Tony Bishop, who outlined...

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Showcases: projects in the spotlight

We hold regular Showcases at venues across Greater Manchester to highlight progress in particular projects, and to set those projects in the context of Vanguard Innovation's broader programme. While these events are aimed in particular at health professionals and...

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Showcase: the Pharma Challenge

Rob Duncombe, Director of Pharmacy at The Christie and chair of the Cancer Vanguard medicines optimisation oversight group, delivered a lively Showcase that focused on the ‘Pharma Challenge’. This project has been developed in conjunction with our London partners and...

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Showcase: faster diagnosis

Our Faster Diagnosis project team outlined their plans to an appreciative audience at our latest Showcase. The project aims to give patients either a confirmed diagnosis of cancer or the exclusion of cancer within 28 days of referral from a GP. It also aims to assess...

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Showcase: cancer prevention

Our latest Showcase put the spotlight on our ground-breaking work in cancer prevention. Workstream lead Dr Graham Wardman set our four innovative prevention projects in the broader context of the Greater Manchester Population Health Plan. The plan, which runs until...

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Showcase: establishing new clinical standards

Our latest Showcase event was highly successful in helping us highlight progress in our work to set new clinical standards for cancer services in Greater Manchester. There is variation in the way cancer care is currently delivered which leads to delay and duplication....

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Showcase: GP cancer education

Vanguard Innovation has unveiled a digital platform designed to help GPs detect cancer. The online project will help GPs recognise symptoms more quickly and develop a better rapport with their patients. Named Gateway-C, the pioneering platform features a number of...

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Showcase: Living With and Beyond Cancer

We held the first in a series of showcase events to highlight progress in our various projects on 18 October 2016. This showcase focused on our theme of Living With and Beyond Cancer and drew an audience from across the spectrum of health professionals in Greater...

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