“As a councillor, I represent the ward of Bilborough, where life expectancy is 10 years less than in its neighbouring ward. While at the clinic, the Lord Mayor met staff, toured the facility, and encouraged local residents to sign up to Our Future Health. The Lord Mayor of Nottingham, pictured during her appointment at our Nottingham clinic Levelling up health inequalities
These conditions will be picked up earlier, or even prevented pre-diagnosis, lowering the burden on the NHS in the process. In the future, we may see more targeted screening programmes, across multiple common diseases, including various cancers and type 2 diabetes. Wendy’s words chime with Our Future Health because our research programme is designed to translate into improved healthcare. I feel that screening could have saved my life.”
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“We both went through treatment, and we’ve been cancer free ever since. She was too young for a screening, but she got herself checked and discovered that she had breast cancer too. “After I was diagnosed, my sister, who’s 10 years younger than me, also found a lump in her breast. It was discovered during a routine mammogram – I wouldn’t have had any idea that I had cancer unless I went for my screening.” I also had breast cancer 17 years ago, when I was 53-years old. “My mother has dementia, so I’m particularly interested in dementia research. Wendy explained that she’s always keen to take part in health research, as both her and her close family have been affected by serious illness.
It will help people, and the NHS, catch illnesses before they start, or when they’re in the early days of their development.” The Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Wendy Smith, became one of the first volunteers to join at our new clinic in Nottingham city centre last week, as she paid a visit to support Our Future Health.Īttending her appointment on the clinic’s opening day, Friday 21 April, The Lord Mayor said: “I’m impressed with what Our Future Health is doing. Wendy Smith attended our new clinic in Nottingham on its opening day, to show her support and join our programme
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