Primary Care Nursing and Cancer Podcast

In episode 4, we meet the macmillan primary care nursing project team. Sandra, Macmillan Primary Care Lead Nurse, Sarah, Macmillan Clinical Specialist and Jonathan & Yvonne, Project Managers. 

The project team give an overview of the project, share the successes that they are most proud of and the knowledge and skills they have each gained. They also share what they have found challenging during the lifespan of the project and how they overcame these challenges. 

Sandra, Sarah, Jonathan & Yvonne discuss how they would like the project remembered, and possible next steps for south west London. 

If you would like to get in touch with the macmillan primary care nursing project team please email Macnursingproject@swlondon.nhs.uk. 

During part 2, we will be talking with our patient partners Bonnie, Christine and Sharon, about the support they received from primary care during their cancer treatment and beyond. We also discussed what primary care support they feel would benefit patients, and who, within primary care, would be best suited provide it. 

In part one of episode three we are speaking with three of our patient partners, Bonnie, Christine and Sharon. We explore how they have contributed to improve the outcomes of the Macmillan Primary Care Nursing Project in South West London. We also share tips on how to gain insights from patient partners, and how to incorporate them into project planning, and sharing learning. 

We also hear from the patient partners what they have gained from working with the project team and how this has supported them in their recovery. 

With the number of people surviving cancer increasing, it is vital that primary care adapts to better support their patients living with and beyond cancer.

In this episode, we speak with a Macmillan GP, a General Practice Nurse and the Lead Nurse for the Training Hub in Sutton CCG. We find out how they have, through collaborative working, successfully improved the quality of cancer care for patients living in Sutton, in particular, developing the role of the general practice nurse to support this change.

We will be exploring in detail how collaborative working and education has supported the primary care workforce within Sutton CCG to better support their patients and share learning on how a multi strand approach can be adopted by other CCGs.