Evaluation and Insight Form: Prevention and Screening Grant

Thank you for running a session as part of our RM Partners Prevention and Screening

Grant. Please complete the form below to share your insight with us.

This form asks for details of your Women's and/or Men's Health and Cancer session. Your feedback will contribute to the overall evaluation of the campaign and inform how we can run similar processes in future. This form will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

If you were awarded funding to deliver both a Women's and Men's Health session, please complete two separate forms (one for each session).

This form needs to be completed by the 20th March 2026.

What is the name of your organisation?

Communities First

Please select which session you ran:

Men's Health & Cancer

Which area is your organisation located in?

South West London

Which borough is your organisation based?

Sutton

Croydon

Please enter your email address:

ebignall@communitiesfirst.uk.com

We delivered an interactive Cancer Screening Awareness Community Escape Room titled

"The Early Detection Mission" for small groups of 6-7 participants. The session combined education, lived experience, and team-based challenges to increase awareness of cancer prevention and screening.

Participants worked together to solve timed puzzles and activities using NHS prompt cards, scrambled word challenges, and hidden clues. Key learning included understanding what cancer screening is, the importance of early detection, and awareness of national screening programmes (breast, bowel, and cervical).

In addition, women's cancer screening awareness information was delivered and discussed during a seminar on Saturday 14th March 2026, further strengthening understanding and engagement around prevention and early detection.

The Men's session incorporated a powerful lived experience story of prostate cancer, highlighting the importance of early detection, particularly for higher-risk groups, and addressing the absence of a national prostate screening programme.

Prevention was explored through interactive tasks covering smoking, alcohol, diet, and lifestyle choices, alongside discussions on HPV vaccination and reducing cancer risk. A physical activity element (crossbar challenge) was included to maintain engagement.

Participants also received practical guidance on taking action, including registering with a GP and using the NHS App to access screening invitations and health information.

The session concluded with a 1-minute impact survey to measure increased confidence in understanding screening, prevention, and when to seek medical advice.

The activity used low -cost materials including printed cards, timers, and worksheets, and was designed to be engaging, accessible, and easy to replicate in community settings, encouraging participants to share key messages with family and peers to raise awareness and help save lives.

Please enter the date and time your session took place:

8th March 2026, 16:00

If you ran more than one session, please list the other dates here:

15th March 2026 16.00

Women's Cancer screening awareness session 14th March 2026 17.00

Mint Walk Croydon CRO 1EA

Where did your session took place?

Selhurst Sports Arena, London, UK

How many women attended your session?

27

How many men attended your session?

34

How did you share the campaign messaging about Women's and/or Men's health and cancer during your session?

Talk or Speech Group Discussions Presentation

As a result of the session, did attendees report feeling more confident about:

• a greater understanding of the national cancer screening programmes understanding what key actions they can take to help lower their risk of developing cancer sharing information about the HPV vaccine with family or friends

• when to go to their GP practice if they were worried about signs/ symptoms that could indicate cancer

Please can you tell us who attended the session?

Men People from ethnic minority communities People from at risk populations

Women People aged 55 and above

Please tell us which best describes the ethnicity or background of the people who attended your activity:

Asian - Indian

Black British

Black - Caribbean

Black - Nigerian

Black - Somali

White - other Eastern European

How useful did you find the GP clinical webinar?

How useful did you find the additional resources, e.g. the toolkit and physical prompt cards?

Please upload two pictures of your awareness session.

NHS MEN CANCER SCREENING VIDEO SUNDAY MARCH 15TH 2026.

NHS CANCER SCREENING AWARENESS PHOTO 2.jpg

Women's cancer screening awareness photo.jpg

Did you share the Women's and Men's Health & Cancer social media assets with your network?

Yes

Do you have any further feedback about the grant that you would like to share with us?

We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to deliver this project and found the grant process clear, supportive, and well aligned with community need. The focus on prevention and early detection is vital, and the flexibility in delivery allowed us to engage participants in an innovative and impactful way.

We would have welcomed the opportunity to engage a higher number of participants; however, delivery coincided with Ramadan, a period which traditionally results in reduced attendance across community programmes. In addition, we had two significant new projects launching simultaneously, which placed additional demands on capacity.

We believe that extending the delivery window, particularly beyond Ramadan and Eid, would have enabled us to reach a broader audience and maximise impact. Despite this, the sessions delivered achieved strong engagement and meaningful learning outcomes for those who attended.

Overall, this has been a valuable and positive experience, and we would welcome the opportunity to build on this work in the future

Is there anything further that RM Partners NHS Cancer Alliance could do to support your organisation?

Flexible delivery timelines that take into account key cultural and religious periods would further strengthen engagement and ensure maximum reach within diverse communities.

Opportunities for follow-on or extended funding would allow us to deepen impact, moving from one-off awareness sessions to sustained engagement that supports behaviour change over time.

Continued partnership working, including access to updated NHS resources, training, and collaborative delivery opportunities, would further enhance our ability to deliver high-quality, community-led health interventions.

We would welcome the opportunity to continue working in partnership to expand this work and reach more communities most at risk.