GPs Talk Cancer
Cancer In The Homeless Population – ”I often work to their agenda.”
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Dr Wan-Ley Yeung, clinical lead of the GP Inclusion Health Service at Salford Primary Care Together, joins Rebecca and Sarah to discuss how to improve cancer diagnosis in patients with no fixed abode. They discuss the challenges of collecting data and following up with patients with no registered address, examples of how Dr Yeung works with patients in his clinic, the importance of building trust, and being adaptable with a patient who doesn't appear regularly in practice.
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