Description
Scope of the project: “Cancer prevention with a view to reducing the cancer incidence and mortality rate in Poland” Target groups: • Residents of small and medium-sized towns in the Wielkopolska Region • Patients treated for cancer in the Wielkopolska Region • Patients with a high risk of developing cancer, participating in screening tests in the Region, including in particular patients of local GPs/family health centres. • Patients participating in cancer screening tests – not covered by insurance with the National Health Fund. • Healthcare professionals and SKPP’s employees – participants of oncology training programmes. Planned actions: • Preventive healthcare and health promotion; • Health education and training programmes; • Infrastructure expansion and reconstruction – Expansion of the haematology diagnostic laboratory, Stem Cell Bank and histopathology laboratory. Expansion and modernisation of the endoscopy laboratory; • Purchase of equipment and hardware; • Information and promotion.
Summary of project results
The Oncology of Greater Poland Project – improvement and adjustment of cancer treatment and diagnostics to demographic and epidemiological trends in the region, including optimisation of procedures and preventive healthcare. Project results: R. I: Improvement of quality of and access to health services with a special focus on reproductive health, children’s prophylaxis as well as tackling the aging population problem within healthcare, R. II: Prevention and reduction of cancer incidence and morbidity derived from lifestyle choices 1. Prophylaxis and promotion of health - early detection and prevention of lung cancer, breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer; prophylaxis within the GP Practice; anti-smoking counselling; cancer patient support programmes; “Healthy Weekend” picnics organised in 6 different towns within the region of Greater Poland; social regional campaign and a website focusing on healthy lifestyle and cancer prophylaxis 2. Health education and training courses – creation and development of a web portal aimed at healthcare providers; educating health practitioners through multiple medical training courses; training courses focusing on prophylaxis aimed at the faculty and the representatives of self-governments (to help raise awareness concerning healthy lifestyle choices among local communities); anti-smoking school assembly programmes 3. Redevelopment and expansion of infrastructure - The development and modernisation of the Hospital: Diagnostic Haematology, Endoscopy, Histopathology and Stem Cell laboratories 4. The purchase of equipment –the purchase of (delivery and installation of) equipment for diagnostic imaging: Ultrasound Elastography (EUS), digital mammogram (for mammography), MRI coil, mammotome (for FNAB), DoseWatch monitoring software, purchase of the equipment for Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) as well as endoscopy and histopathology laboratories5. Management – additional remuneration for individuals employed within the project on a fixed-term contract of employment basis 6. Communication and promotion – creation of an informative website for the project; project opening and closing conferences accompanied by press conference; up-to-date newsletter; press releases, publication of information and a health-related activities calendar; instalment of commemorative and information boards; labelling GP practices participating in the project
Summary of bilateral results