What is Forest Heath PCN?
Since the NHS was created in 1948, the population has grown and people are living longer. Many people are living with long term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, or live with mental health problems and may need to access their local health services more often.
To meet these needs, practices have begun working together and with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local areas in primary care networks.
Primary care networks build on the core of current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Clinicians describe this as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for the people and communities they serve. Where emerging primary care networks are in place in parts of the country, there are clear benefits for patients and clinicians.
From 1st July 2019 a local primary care network has been formed between Brandon Medical Practice, Forest Surgery, The Surgery – Lakenheath, The Market Cross Surgery, Oakfield Surgery, Orchard House Surgery, The Reynard Surgery and Rookery Medical Centre serving our combined 71,000 patients in Newmarket, Mildenhall, Brandon and the surrounding villages. We have two Clinical Directors who will plan and lead us in having a real impact on the shape of primary care in our local area. Part of this will be through better collaboration as we are able to employ more specialist clinical staff than a single practice could do alone.
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the UK and we’re calling on you to help us raise awareness of the symptoms and signs of ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is a disease that can disrupt the normal function of the ovaries. If it’s left unchecked, it can affect other parts of the body too
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Why is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month important?
Currently only 3 in 10 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer live beyond 10 years. It’s unacceptable.
With 7500 women receiving an ovarian cancer diagnosis in the UK each year, it’s vital we make faster progress to reach a vision of ovarian cancer being survivable for all women.
That’s why we, Ovarian Cancer Action, created Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the UK in 2005 – to empower women, raise awareness of symptoms and change the future for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
When is ovarian cancer awareness month?
March is ovarian cancer awareness month in the UK.
During the month of March, Ovarian Cancer Action – alongside other UK gynae charities – put the spotlight on ovarian cancer and ask our supporters to help us raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms, statistics and stories.
What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer?
Understanding the symptoms of ovarian cancer is pivotal for early detection. Common symptoms include:
- Persistent bloating
- Pelvic or abdominal pain
- Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
- Changes in urinary habits
- Fatigue
- Unexplained weight loss or gain
What resources do you have?
Visit the Target Ovarian Cancer website for more information
You can download and share our ovarian cancer symptoms tracker, to help conversations with the GP. OCA_Symptons_diary.pdf
We also have a leaflet on key ovarian cancer information, which can be downloaded and printed to help raise awareness. OCA_symptoms_leaflet.pdf