Cancer Screening Champions NHS England North (Lancashire)

NHS England North (Lancashire) would like to invite providers to bid for a Cancer Screening Champions project to be delivered across Lancashire. Bidders are expected to provide a detailed proposal, including model of delivery (No more than 1500 words) and a high level project plan with timelines Bidders will be expected to deliver a 20 minute presentation with 10 minutes for questions.

Presentations will take place on 3rd August 2016 at Preston Business Centre, Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8DY

Cancer screening programmes are a unique aspect of the Health Service and play an important role in protecting the health of the population. The uptake in Lancashire across the three national cancer screening programmes is below the national average, declining year on year for breast and cervical cancer screening. Bowel cancer screening uptake performance has plateaued following an upward trend in its first 6 years of operation.

The aim of the project is to target harder to reach population groups with lower uptake of the cancer screening programmes; to drive uptake up and to increase the number of people who receive screening. This will potentially lead to:

• Earlier diagnosis • Effective treatment packages • Saving lives

Service Description

The provider will identify a cancer champion project coordinator who will co-ordinate the project across Lancashire and work closely with the organisations involved to support the delivery of the project as detailed in the attached service specification

Estimated length of the contract: 7 months from start but must be completed by the end of March 2017. Contract type: Fixed term Estimated value of the contract: £75,000

Who to contact for the submission documents and service specification: Carol Ann McElhone Public Health Programme Manager NHS England Lancashire and Greater Manchester Preston Business Centre, Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8YD Direct dial: 01138254782 Mobile: 07899065522 Email: carolann.mcelhone@nhs.net

Submissions should be submitted to carolann.mcelhone@nhs.net by 25 July 2016