Cancer Screening in General Practice

Cancer Screening in General Practice – 18th March 2025, 1pm

This session will include the following:

Julie Beer, Clinical Lead for Cancer Screening, Leeds GP Confederation

• Introduction to the Clinical Lead for Cancer Screening role and impact on general practice
• Introduction of breast screening pack & learnings
• Introduction of cervical screening information letters

Kit McGowan, Cancer Pilot Project Lead, Leeds Health Facilitation team

• Increasing cancer screening participation in people with learning disabilities, including:
• New pathway for cervical screening for people with learning disabilities.
• Providing training to people with learning disabilities, their carers, and health staff about cancer screening and reasonable adjustments.

Sarah Holbrey, Cancer Screening & Awareness Programme Service Delivery Manager, Leeds GP Confederation

• Remit of the Cancer Screening & Awareness Programme
• What are the barriers to bowel, cervical and breast screening?
• How can we help improve screening uptake?

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