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What are Inequalities?

Health inequalities are avoidable, unfair and cause systematic differences in health between different groups of people. They exist as a result of systematic variation in (i) the accessibility, quality and experience of health and care services, (ii) individual behaviours and, most importantly, (iii) the wider determinants of health, such as employment, education and income.

Health inequalities in the cancer system can represent themselves as differences between groups in:

 

The risk of getting cancer

 

The proportion of people diagnosed at an early stage

 

Access and experience of diagnosis, treatment, and care

 

Access to research

 

Representation within the workforce

What is happening in GM to reduce inequalities?

Greater Manchester has a strong track record of taking action to tackle inequalities and improve health and wellbeing but understands that more needs to be done, especially when the focus is on cancer. The GM Tackling Health Inequalities Strategy set out a number of objectives to reduce inequalities in incidence and outcomes and improve equity in access and experience of cancer care.

What is 10GM’s role?

To support GM Cancer with its aim to tackle inequalities in incidence and outcomes and improve equity in access and experience of cancer care 10GM employs a Strategic Lead for Cancer & Inequalities. This role will work alongside GM Cancer and will be vital to the strategic engagement of the VCSE sector in channelling insights into the challenges faced by a broad range of marginalised communities into decisions taken at a GM level.

There are many VCSE organisations, whilst not cancer specialists, have crucial insight and understanding of the barriers faced by their communities in relation to health and wellbeing.

The VCSE Strategic Lead for Cancer & Inequalities:

 

Provides leadership in the VCSE sector for Cancer and Inequalities work and initiatives

 

Champions the VCSE as a partner within the Cancer system

 

Provides insight and intelligence from our VCSE organisations

 

Supports the Cancer system to reach into communities

 

Develop an understanding of the environment in which VCSE groups are operating, within the integrated care system

 

Facilitate the newly formed Cancer & Inequalities Network.

WednesdaysWeekly – Exploring inequalities within Cancer Care

This #WednesdaysWeekly session, hosted by 10GM partner organisation, Action Together, is aimed at VCSE organisations across Greater Manchester who want to understand the cancer pathway more, where the opportunities are, where the links could lie to existing work streams/projects, and where there is potential to link into the ‘system’ more.

How can I get involved?

Let’s work together to improve the lives of people living with cancer. If you’re a GM VCSE organisation working with – or wanting to find out more about – supporting people in your community affected by cancer, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you. Contact Hannah Stirzaker, Strategic Lead for Cancer & Inequalities.

Find out more about work going on to improve cancer awareness and increase the uptake of cancer screening across Greater Manchester.

Cancer & Inequalities Fund

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Would you like to help play a part in increasing early cancer diagnosis rates in underserved communities in Greater Manchester?

The Cancer & Inequalities fund is offering grants for Greater Manchester-based VCSE organisations to deliver projects that raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of cancer and identify and understand the barriers people face when receiving a cancer diagnosis.

Answer Cancer

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Answer Cancer is a partnership working to improve cancer awareness and increase the uptake of cancer screening across Greater Manchester. We do so via grants, delivering cancer screening awareness sessions, supporting a network of Cancer Champions, and providing training.

Answer Cancer is delivered by Salford CVS, on behalf of 10GM.

Content last reviewed on 1 October 2024
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