E157: Dr. Anthony Cunliffe - Primary Care General Practice and Cancer Care
Trigger Warning: cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment and misdiagnosis.
Description: in this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Anthony to discuss working as a GP, his career, acute oncology, current primary care challenges and opportunities and working at Macmillan Cancer Support charity.
Episode 157 of our workforce and education series series (Part 55) features the amazing Dr. Anthony Cunliffe.
CPD Reflection Points:
- Think about a time when you encountered a patient whose cancer diagnosis was delayed. What were the key barriers to early detection in that case? How could primary care systems improve to reduce the risk of missed or late cancer diagnoses?
- Patients undergoing cancer treatment often experience side effects that impact their quality of life. In your experience, what are the most challenging side effects to manage in primary care, and how could you support patients more in your role?
- Many cancer patients report difficulties navigating between primary and secondary care, leading to gaps in communication and continuity of care. What challenges have you encountered in engaging with primary care as a secondary care professional (or vice versa)? How can we improve collaboration to ensure seamless, patient-centred cancer care?
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- Links from the Episode:
- UK Acute Oncology Society: https://www.ukacuteoncology.co.uk/
- Clinical Oncology training https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/clinical-oncology
- Macmillan training https://www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/macmillan-professionals/learning-and-development?infinity=ict2~net~gaw~cmp~~ag~~ar~683593456455~kw~cancer%20support%20worker~mt~b&&infinity=ict2~net~gaw~ar~683593456455~kw~cancer%20support%20worker~mt~b~cmp~G_PS_HCP_GEN~ag~Cancer+Healthcare+Professional+Roles&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfShxLYv-vrLKFJ9irDgGtWRX_4ItrLi7mPnc0jh8QVxVXOmkzFqUfNoaAjAUEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
- Diagnosing cancer earlier – challenges from a primary care perspective https://www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/news-and-resources/blogs/diagnosing-cancer-earlier
- Address Health Inequalities to Improve Cancer Outcomes https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/address-health-inequalities-improve-cancer-outcomes-2022a1001llf
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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
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