Cancer Community Partnership Fund

This funding has been made available by the Suffolk & NE Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB).
The purpose of the fund is to support the achievement of an increase in the proportion of those diagnosed with early-stage cancer (Stage 1 & 2)

This funding has been made available by the Suffolk & NE Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB).

The purpose of the fund is to support the achievement of an increase in the proportion of those diagnosed with early-stage cancer (Stage 1 & 2).

Total funding available is £200,000 across

• Ipswich and East
• West Suffolk
• North East Essex

NB: Only one application is required if the project supports multiple locations. However, applications may be split and assessed by population proportion.

To avoid local duplication, joint/collaborative applications are welcomed and encouraged where the scope and outcomes of the projects align.

Please read the supporting documentation here before completing your application

The Fund aims to achieve it outcomes through the following four indicators:

1. Increased uptake of National Screening Programmes in conjunction with local NHS providers/services to:

• Increase the number of people who attend national screening programme appointments, particularly those who are currently facing additional challenges and/or barriers.
• Deliver education/educational material, promoting and signposting the purpose of screening, support available for attending and highlighting extended access.
• Deliver targeted screening initiatives, using data and research to identify groups of people with a higher risk of a specific condition beyond demographics such as age or sex. The UK screening committee gives this definition of targeted screening:

“ A proactive screening programme which aims to improve health outcomes in people with the condition being screened for, among groups of people identified as being at elevated/above average risk of a specific condition. Compared to the general population, the people targeted may have higher risk because of lifestyle factors, genetic variants or having another health condition. Targeted screening differs from population screening as it aims to identify groups of people with a higher risk of a specific condition beyond demographics such as age or sex. For example, individuals who smoke are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer regardless of their age or sex.”

2. Early Cancer Diagnosis: Improve signs and symptoms of cancer

• Ensuring people across Suffolk and North East Essex have the knowledge required to recognise changes within their body that are signs and symptoms of cancer. This could include a focus on various targeted events.
• Delivery of education/educational material, promoting and signposting prevention/early intervention, awareness and reducing delay in presentation at primary care.
• Reduce the number of people presenting with late-stage cancer.
• Provide the right support for those who face barriers and health inequalities.

3. Reduced health inequalities and improved access for Inclusion Health across SNEE as relating to earlier diagnosis

Inclusion health is a ‘catch-all’ term used to describe people who are socially excluded, typically experience multiple overlapping risk factors for poor health (such as poverty, violence and complex trauma), experience stigma and discrimination, and are not consistently accounted for in electronic records (such as healthcare databases). These experiences frequently lead to barriers in access to healthcare and extremely poor health outcomes as well as contributing considerably to increasing health inequalities.

4. Personalised Care

A joined up whole system approach supporting and empowering people to manage their own health and increase the direct control that people have of the care that is provided to them based upon ‘What Matters’ to them. Delivering the six components of Personalised Care, which brings together the health and care system in partnership with the voluntary sector.

Outcomes

Timely presentation facilitated by increased uptake of National Screening Programmes and improved education/awareness of early cancer signs and symptoms.

The SNEE ICB wants the local population supported by the Community Partnership Fund to be able to say:

• I know when I’m due for my national screening appointment.
• I know why it’s important to attend my national screening appointment.
• I know how to arrange my national screening appointment.
• I can access support through a range of sources (including face to face).
• I have someone to help me navigate the system when I need it.
• I know how and where to access information on early cancer signs and symptoms.
• I can access services with reasonable adjustment when I need it.
• I get the right support at the right time by the right service.
• I understand my risk and symptoms, and I feel supported to manage my health and wellbeing.
• The service I receive is based on person-centred care and “What Matters To Me”
• I know it is important to avoid delaying seeking medical attention from my local general practice if I think I have symptoms of cancer.

Personal Health Budget Allocation

A proportion of the funding can be allocated to people within SNEE who may benefit from a one-off Personal Health Budget (PHB), delivered by Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise partners, to provide one-off goods or services ensuring equitable access to cancer screening and/or diagnostic where inequalities present a barrier.

• One-off, small budget PHB’s are used to address health inequalities and disadvantaged individuals to achieve health outcomes that may previously have gone unmet. There is no legal right to have a PHB and each project will have a determining criteria for access. Further detail is available in the supporting documentation here.

Who Can Apply:

The fund invites applications from not-for-profit organisations and public sector partnerships such as:

• Registered voluntary and charitable organisations (including Local Delivery groups of schools with charitable status)
• Community groups
• Tenants and residents’ groups
• District, parish, town councils and Local Authority
• NHS organisations
• Faith groups
• Housing associations (not for profit only)
• Most sports organisations (voluntary and charity only)
• Private clubs (voluntary and charity only)
• Most co-operatives and social enterprises (provided profits are retained for the benefit of the members or community served)
• Community interest companies
• Not for profit trade associations
• Partnerships of community focussed organisations

Target Groups

• Suffolk and North East Essex residents (excluding Waveney)
• Communities and people that typically have lower rates of participation in the national screening programmes.
• Communities and people that are known to have a greater risk of being diagnosed with cancer and are also known to typically have lower levels of engagement with primary care/health care services generally.
• Communities and people that are known to have higher rates of smoking.
• Housebound residents.
• Patients at increased risk of lung, colorectal and prostate cancer
• Those affected by health inequalities more widely.

Monitoring Requirements

Evidence will be required of:

• Improved access to screening opportunities.
• Increased knowledge and awareness of early cancer symptoms.
• Demonstrating improved awareness of symptoms for residents that are most at risk being diagnosed with cancer and do not typically engage with primary care would be desirable.
• Increased knowledge and awareness of the importance of not delaying seeking help if/when cancer symptoms are noticed.
• “Prevention of Cancer” education.
• Promotion of the lived experiences of local people to better inform the development of local infrastructure by reducing inequalities.
• Activities, case studies, events and workshops which improve early diagnosis and/or increase uptake of national screening programmes for cervical, breast and bowel cancer.
• Improved uptake for residents that have a history of non-participation in screening programmes.
• Improving the cancer journey.

Reporting requirements:

• Grants of £2000 and under- end of grant monitoring report
• Grants over £2000 up to £10,000- Six monthly interim report and end of grant monitoring report
• Grants greater than £10,000- Check ins with SCF will be held on a quarterly basis. Six monthly interim reporting and end of grant reporting will be required

Suffolk-based Organisations may apply via Suffolk Community Foundation’s website.

Northeast Essex-based Organisations may apply via Essex Community Foundation’s website. Please visit www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk/applying-for-support/  or contact the Grants team on 01245 355947 or [email protected]

For more information about the areas covered by SNEE ICB please go to the their website.

For information about the SNEE Cancer Strategy please visit Joint Forward Plan