Transcript Macmillan Information bus visited the network for 13 days in 2008

Cancer awareness and
information vehicle
Sandra Rowlands
Cancer Awareness Services
Manager
Background
• Macmillan Information bus
visited the network for 13
days in 2008
– Macmillan target is 6000
contacts per year
– MCCN had 1815 contacts
in less than 2 weeks
• Need identified for similar
service
– Obvious demand
– High Incidence and
mortality rates
– Early Detection and
Prevention strategy
Types of venues and groups visited
• Shopping
centres/supermarkets
• Mosque
• Chinese community
centre
• Construction sites
• Work places
• Town centres
• Mathew Street Music
Festival
• Chester Liverpool
Bike Ride
• The seaside West
Kirby and Llandudno
• Chester Zoo
• Conferences
• Deaf centre
Levels of intervention
Number of enquiries for cancer type level 2, 3 and 4 intervention
If you had not visited iVan how likely would it have been for you to visit
your GP or go to another service?
Volunteers
• If you would be interested in volunteering
on iVan please contact Sandra or Debbie
Smith:
• [email protected]
• Or ring 0151 201 4150
Conclusions
The iVan service
• Provides assessment/advice at the different
intervention levels depending upon client need
• Is highly rated by professionals and clients
• Appeals to different groups in society
• Can target specific areas
• Is identifying cancers and non cancer pathology
• Is likely to be very cost effective
• Provides prompts to clients to attend their GP
• Reinforces the message to check things out with
their doctor if they are worried about symptoms