Targeted Prostate Cancer Healthcheck

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The Targeted Prostate Health Check (TPHC) project supports NHS England’s post-pandemic cancer recovery objectives and also the Long Term Plan cancer ambition to diagnose 75% of all cancers at an earlier stage, by 2028.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a shortfall in prostate cancer referrals with a slower recovery to pre-pandemic levels. Local data analysis shows there is a shortfall of approximately 205 prostate cancer first treatments in North East London.

The primary aim is to case find prostate cancers that have not been identified during Covid-19. A stratified list of high risk patients will be invited to a prostate health check clinic based at Mile End Hospital for a consultation and clinical assessment. It will be necessary to process patient identifiable information to identify high risk patients who will need to be contacted and offered this service.

The expected outcome is to find the prostate cancer patients across NEL who have not been identified since Covid-19, and subsequently reduce the prostate cancer treatment gap.

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