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SWAG personalised care and prehab

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Published: 12 October 2021

In this blog Helen Shallcross talks us through the initiative to broaden prehabilitation access in Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG).

Helen Shallcross Macmillan Cancer Rehabilitation/Personalised Care and Support Lead, SWAG

The initiative

This initiative was set up to:
  • support the SWAG Cancer Alliance to to broaden access to prehabiliation
  • meet government metrics for care.

What we did

  • Looked at what there is in each community or hospital and mapped out services only available to some.
  • Aimed to provide access to prehab evenly across SWAG Cancer Alliance.
  • Meetings among Allied Health Professionals and subject matter experts to share knowledge and best practice to place on website for all staff working in cancer care.
     

Impact and outcomes

  • Provided the opportunity for prehab information to help support staff in their work.
  • Improved outcomes for people living with cancer.

Future aims

  • Carry out a learning event to launch the platform and increase staff use.
  • To have a lead Allied Health Professional in each Cancer Alliance (dependent on funding).
  • To be on track for having 3 Allied Health Professional leads in the trusts to increase understanding of what AHPs do.

Find out more


You can contact the team by emailing Helen Shallcross at Helen.Shallcross@nbt.nhs.uk.

You can find Helen on Twitter @helenshallcross1.

 

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