Alive West Norfolk working with King’s Lynn Queen Elizabeth Hospital to keep cancer patients fit
Alive West Norfolk are working alongside Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) to help support cancer patients to maintain their physical activity and quality of life.
The pilot programme commenced on Monday at the QEH's Cancer Wellbeing and Support Centre.
Alive West Norfolk stated: "As part of our work on localities planning for health and wellbeing we have worked with Active Norfolk and Queen Elizabeth Hospital who identified a need for community cancer physical activity services.
"Active Norfolk applied to the Tackling Inequalities fund and were successfully awarded funding to pilot the programme for one year."
Tommy Goode, head of performance and development for Alive West Norfolk said: “We are delighted to be working with the QEH and Active Norfolk, supporting cancer patients in the borough to manage their conditions and support their recovery through a new Cancer Physical Activity programme.
"Our staff have been trained in Cancer Rehabilitation level 4 and will work alongside the QEH Cancer Care team delivering sessions from the QEH and helping people continue their active lifestyle back at home in the community. A great new programme to help the people of West Norfolk.”
Alice Webster, chief nurse at QEH, said: “We are thrilled to be working in partnership with Alive West Norfolk and supporting our patients who are living with and recovering from cancer.
"The new Cancer Physical Activity Assessment Programme will enable patients to maintain or increase their level of physical activity helping to improve their quality of life.”
Sessions will be based at The Cancer Wellbeing & Support Centre at QEH. The Cancer Care Clinical teams will refer eligible patients who would benefit from physical activity.
Alive West Norfolk have trained two members of staff in Level 4 Cancer Rehabilitation, who will work on a one-to-one basis to provide an individualised physical activity programme.
Following completion of the programme, patients will be given information regarding suitable physical activities which may be at one of Alive West Norfolk’s leisure centres or community activities.
Due to this being a pilot programme there are limited places available. This project is part of a bigger piece of work in Norfolk aligning health system partners and the physical activity sector to encourage the community to remain active and healthy.
