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Cancer awareness and information vehicle Sandra Rowlands Cancer Awareness Services Manager Paul Mackenzie Health Inequalities Manager Background • Macmillan Information bus visited the network for 13 days in 2008 – Macmillan target is 6000 contacts per year – MCCN had 1815 contacts in less than 2 weeks • Need identified for similar service – Obvious demand – High Incidence and mortality rates – Early Detection and Prevention strategy Types of venues and groups visited • Shopping centres/supermarkets • Mosque • Chinese community centre • Construction sites • Work places • Town centres • Mathew Street Music Festival • Chester Liverpool Bike Ride • The seaside West Kirby and Llandudno • Chester Zoo • Conferences • Deaf centre Levels of intervention Number of Enquiries for Skin Related Visits for level 2, 3 and 4 intervention Visitors by Gender Breakdown for Skin for Levels 2, 3, &4 Age Range of Visitors for Skin Related Enquiries If you had not visited iVan how likely would it have been for you to visit your GP or go to another service? Economic evaluation iVan service costs £150,000 pa Sample 10 cases from each cancer Compare costs at different stages of presentation Map CISSU data against PbR and other costs Compound sampling until data saturation across each part of the pathway Validate typical pathway with clinicians For each part of the pathway calculate the range and cost median CASE STUDY… Conclusions The iVan service • Provides assessment/advice at the different intervention levels depending upon client need • Is highly rated by professionals and clients • Appeals to different groups in society • Can target specific areas • Is identifying cancers and non cancer pathology • Is likely to be very cost effective • Provides prompts to clients to attend their GP • Reinforces the message to check things out with their doctor if they are worried about symptoms