£40,000 FUNDING BOOST FOR SALFORD PROJECT TO RAISE CANCER AWARENESS IN TEENAGERS

Teenagers across Salford are to be taught to recognise the early signs of cancer and know when they should see a GP thanks to a series of workshops funded by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

The Cancer Awareness in Teenagers and Young People Society (CATS) helps young people know the common signs and symptoms of cancer and when to go to see a GP. The society has been granted £40,000 from Salford CCG’s Innovation Fund to deliver their educational workshops to schools and colleges across Salford, and the University of Salford, to increase early detection of cancer amongst the younger generation.

Seren Hughes, Project Manager for CATS, said:

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“Getting the news that Salford CCG will be supporting our project, through the Innovation Fund, was absolutely amazing. This will allow us to reach so many more young people in a massive variety of communities throughout Salford, with our educational and informal workshops.

“Ensuring all young people, from all walks of life, feel confident enough in their knowledge of the signs and symptoms of cancer and in knowing their own bodies is an essential part of our work. With this project we are aiming to reduce health inequalities throughout Salford by reaching young people who may not have been involved in this type of awareness raising before.”

 

Each year, Salford CCG runs the Innovation Fund to support community projects that test and develop new healthcare products and services in a hope to improve outcomes for people living in the city.

Following a three stage shortlisting process, including a market place event and ‘dragons den’ style interviews, 12 projects were successful and received money from the CCG in the 2019/20 fund.

More information about Salford CCG's Innovation Fund can be found HERE.

More information about The CATS Campaign can be found HERE.

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