Early diagnosis of cancer significantly enhances the potential for curative treatment and long-term survival for patients. The NHS Long Term Plan1 set an objective that, by 2028, 75% of cancers will be identified at the early stages of disease (stages 1 or 2). PrOCEDE is intended to enhance the knowledge and skills of our medical professionals to contribute towards this goal.  

PrOCEDE has been developed by Dr Octavia Stevens and Dr Hong Tseung.

Octavia is the GP Clinical Lead for Models of Education and Sefton Place. With extensive experience as a GP and a trainer she is committed to strengthening cancer and primary care education. "Working with resident doctors has highlighted the need for strong educational resource in early cancer diagnosis. PrOCEDE is an invaluable tool in meeting that need."

Hong is the GP Clinical Lead for Models of Education and a retired GP with over 30 years experience, including roles as a Macmillan GP and a GP trainer. He brings a long standing commitment to cancer and primary care education. "PrOCEDE has been developed as a trusted, time-efficient resource for resident doctors, trainers, GPs and clinicians seeking quick answers and deeper learning."

Target Audience 

This resource is designed for resident doctors and their trainers. It is also useful for all GPs and doctors looking to address their own knowledge and skill gaps in cancer early diagnosis. 

Using the Content

It is acknowledged that the abundance of information available on various cancer-related topics can pose a challenge for busy doctors in efficiently identifying reliable resources. 

This resource will help learners quickly identify reliable, relevant and accurate sources of education. Its content has been carefully curated and approved by the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA).  

It consists of: 

  1. Sign posting to national guidelines, useful educational websites, podcasts, webinars and links which are recommended by the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance GP Clinical Leads. 
  2. New learning material produced by Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance. 
  3. Access to up-to-date cancer data held on the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance PRACTICE (PRimary care Analytical Cancer Tool to Inform, Collaborate, and Evaluate) Dashboard. 
  4. Support and guidance on quality improvement projects that the user may want to engage in as part of their learning. 
  5. Dedicated areas to support resident training doctors as well as their educators.  

Access to resources:  

Some resources require learners to create an account and log in.  

Free Access:  

  • CMCA Cancer Academy 
  • GatewayC 
  • South-East London Cancer Alliance 
  • East Midlands Cancer Alliance 
  • Red Whale “pearls” and podcasts. 
  • NB Medical

Paid Access: 

  • Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) learning as part of RCGP Membership 

Access to Red Whale resources: 

This can be accessed either by: 

Future Development 

Feedback from learners is always appreciated regarding improvements to this platform. It is anticipated that this platform will continuously develop its learning content, with additional editions to follow. 

References 

  1. https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/areas-of-work/cancer/ 

The site contains links to other websites and content belonging to or originating from third parties.  

The Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance and Cancer Academy are not responsible for the contents or reliability of links to external websites and does not necessarily endorse the content expressed within them.