Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub

Talk Cancer - Online Workshop (Hosted by Cancer Research UK)
2026-09-15 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Lancashire
Funded by Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance, Talk Cancer is for anyone in a position to promote health and wellbeing. If you’re having conversations with people and are able to share health messages, this workshop is for you.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance have funded this workshop and it is free for delegates currently employed in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
If you do not work in General Practice eg. Community Pharmacy, please select ‘Other‘ as your locality within the booking form.We encourage attendance from:

Any health and social care professionals
People who work or volunteer in voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSFE)
People who would like to become a cancer awareness champion for their organisation

Talking about cancer can save lives. It can break down barriers to seeking help and encourage people to take positive action for their health. Talk Cancer, Cancer Research UK’s cancer awareness training programme, will give you the skills and knowledge to confidently talk about cancer and health with people in your community.What this workshop includes

Developed and delivered by experienced health professionals using the latest evidence, Talk Cancer helps
every trainee to:

Understand the key messages around cancer awareness
Talk to people about how they could reduce their risk of getting cancer
Help people understand the importance of spotting cancer early and the screening programmes available
Appreciate and address the fears and barriers faced by people when talking about cancer
Have effective, supportive conversations about cancer and health
Understand the impact of health inequalities on cancer outcomes
Encourage people to take positive action for their health, use local services and see their doctor with any concerns

All attendees are provided with resources and ongoing support to help them have impactful conversations about cancer, now and in the future.

This is an interactive session and you will be expected to interact. Please ensure you have a camera and microphone available to attend the meeting.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you have any additional needs or requirements to attend this session, please contact us at mbpcc.lscthub@nhs.net.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training Hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and NHS ICB, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.
