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BME Breast Project Progress

Following the Cancer Reform Strategy 2007, recommendations were made to improve the cancer experience of patients from black and minority ethnic ( BME ) communities. A joint forum was created by NCAT and Action for London Forum - the Ethnicity Workstream - in 2008.

The outcomes from this forum prompted a need to understand the different service delivery models in use within Hospital Trusts across London and compare them with actual patient experience.

The aims of the project are to:

  • develop a framework of current service provision in trusts across London
  • conduct patient focus groups exploring patient experience of services provided
  • correlate patient experience with trust service delivery models
  • identify examples of good practice and promote positive patient experience with good services
  • consider wider consultation and national policies.