Services Database Local Pharmacy Early Identification of Symptomatic Lung Cancer Patients
Service ID
430382
Description
The Local Pharmacy Early Identification of Symptomatic Lung Cancer Patients Scheme is to enable local awareness raising for example – ‘not ALL cough is Covid’. To support pharmacies to identify symptomatic patients who may come into the pharmacy and provide a pathway for those patients which the pharmacist can utilise.
Local defined outcomes
- A reduction in the numbers of late, emergency presentations for patients with lung cancer in the Crawley area.
- An increase in GP referral activity for Lung Cancer up to and beyond levels seen prior to COVID.
- An increase in the number of patients who stop smoking.
- Prevention of early deaths and patients dying undiagnosed of cancer.
Location of service
East Sussex LPC
Commissioner
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Service type
Respiratory
Other organisations involved
Dates
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Status
Completed
