13/05/2026
We're thrilled to share that This Van Can achieved the Greater Manchester Collaboration Award at last night’s Greater Manchester Cancer Awards! 🎉
The award recognised Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance’s This Van Can - Mobile Community Outreach initiative, delivered in collaboration with EMS Healthcare and key partners across the region.
Using data-driven location planning, the initiative targets underserved and higher risk communities through outreach which has focused on prostate, oesophageal, colorectal and ovarian cancers, alongside wider cancer awareness activity - each designed to support education, engagement and earlier diagnosis across different cancer pathways.
Together, over the last 18 months, the initiative has delivered:
• Over 200 community events
• Engagement with more than 36,000 people
• Diagnostic tests on over 370 at-risk individuals
Laura Nash, Director of Community Engagement at EMS Healthcare, said:
“We’re incredibly proud to see This Van Can recognised with the Greater Manchester Collaboration Award. This initiative shows what’s possible when organisations come together with a shared purpose - bringing vital cancer awareness, education and early diagnostic support directly into the heart of communities that need it most.
Through partnership, innovation and targeted outreach, we’ve been able to engage with thousands of people across Greater Manchester and help improve opportunities for earlier diagnosis. Congratulations to everyone involved in making such a meaningful impact.”
Well done and thank you to everyone involved in making this project a huge success.
Find out more about EMS Healthcare's community health and research initiatives: https://www.ems-healthcare.com/