Snapshot Report: Cancer Information
We wanted to find out what mental health support is available to local people who have received a cancer diagnosis and also speak to professionals to see what would help them support their patients, carers and families in the community?
The key purpose of this report was to inform local people and Primary Care professionals about what is available within the community to support cancer patients, their families and carers
What did we ask?
What mental health support is available to local people who have received a cancer diagnosis; and what would help professionals to support their patients, carers and families in the community
Key findings
- Patients emphasised that everybody is different and need dealing with in different ways as individuals
- Patients, their families and loved ones want better signposting to the services available, face to face support and not always digital
- Primary Care staff are keen to have information on who they can link into eg Community Link workers and MacMillan Support team
- Primary Care staff would also like more awareness of services available to their patients and the referral routes. They had not heard of the MacMillan Allied Health professionals team before today
- Everyone agreed that there needs to be improved communication between primary and secondary care, and the patient
- Primary Care staff felt that regular meetings between the GP practice and Macmillan team in respect of their own patients would be helpful
Downloads
If you need this report in a different format, please contact a member of the team on:
info@healthwatchwiganandleigh.co.uk
01942 834666
Healthwatch Wigan and Leigh snapshot report - cancer information
