Southport cancer centre could lose support staff in funding shake
The Southport and Formby Cancer Information and Support Centre faces a significant reduction in staff due to funding cuts from NHS England. The funding is being redirected to GPs to increase appointment availability, threatening the center's ability to provide emotional and practical support to patients.
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This highlights the tension between clinical medical needs and holistic patient support services within the UK's public health system.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Gill Dummigan North West health correspondent BBC The Southport and Formby Cancer Information and Support Centre sees about 800 new people a year An award-winning cancer care centre is on course to lose most of its support staff because its main funders have had their own money cut.
The Southport and Formby Cancer Information and Support Centre sees about 800 new people a year for counselling, social groups and practical help, and could lose four full-time roles in the changes.
Many of those services are delivered by cancer navigators, who are paid for by the local Primary Care Network, which represents GPs. But the network said it was facing a £420,000 funding cut from NHS England.
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