Making physical activity in cancer care ‘business as usual’
By Beth Brown, 2024
Fellow’s Profile
Fellow’s Profile
Making physical activity in cancer care everyone's business
Engaging cancer patients in physical activity both locally and nationally
2020
Yorkshire and The Humber
I work at the National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine, based in Sheffield. My role as an Operations Manager involves overseeing an innovative co-location model, which aims to transform the way physical activity is embedded within the NHS.
I also have experience developing specialist physical activity services for people with a variety of long-term health conditions, including cancer, cardiac conditions, stroke and obesity. In addition, I have managed an award-winning social prescribing services which helped reduce health inequalities across a London Borough.
My Fellowship will involve travelling to the USA and Canada to learn how physical activity is integrated within cancer care. There is a wealth of evidence to show the benefits of physical activity before, during and after cancer treatment, yet the majority of people diagnosed with cancer are not active to recommended levels. My project involves looking at how the culture within the healthcare system impacts the way physical activity is talked about and offered to patients, and how healthcare models help engage both healthcare professionals and patients. This will include examining the impact of a competitive healthcare market on people’s perceptions of physical activity.
This is a topic I am passionate about both professionally and personally. I plan to share my findings with networks across the UK, to help find more effective ways to integrate physical activity within the cancer care pathway, and create a culture where physical activity is everyone’s business.
Beth Brown (CF 2023) recently presented at the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Conference in Dublin, sharing the findings from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Beth Brown (CF 2020) presented at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust oncology study day, sharing insights on normalising physical activity in cancer care.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Beth Brown (CF 2020) recently featured on the Conveners Podcast with Andy King and John Oxley, discussing her Churchill Fellowship and work at the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in Sheffield.
By Beth Brown, 2024
In February 2020, I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore how we can make physical activity ‘business as usual’ within cancer care. The Fellowship was an experience of a lifetime, allowing me to travel to the USA and Canada to learn from world leading experts.
By Beth Brown, 2024
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Beth Brown (CF 2023) recently presented at the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Conference in Dublin, sharing the findings from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Beth Brown (CF 2020) presented at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust oncology study day, sharing insights on normalising physical activity in cancer care.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Beth Brown (CF 2020) recently featured on the Conveners Podcast with Andy King and John Oxley, discussing her Churchill Fellowship and work at the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in Sheffield.
By Beth Brown, 2024
In February 2020, I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore how we can make physical activity ‘business as usual’ within cancer care. The Fellowship was an experience of a lifetime, allowing me to travel to the USA and Canada to learn from world leading experts.
By Beth Brown, 2024
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.