Liverpool Care Pathway successor 'clarifies GP role', says RCGP
A scheme to replace the Liverpool Care Pathway will end confusion around GPs' role in end-of-life ca...
Assessing anxiety in palliative care patients
In part two, Dr Patricia Macnair discusses how assessing anxiety in palliative care patients can hel...
Lack of cancer expertise risks setting back care by a decade, CCGs told
All CCGs should appoint at least one member with an interest in cancer to avoid damaging more than a...
CCGs to be monitored on cancer diagnostics access
CCG performance on access to cancer scans is set to be tracked under a new range of indicators from ...
Tackle cancer pain to cut out-of-hours visits, GPs told
Helping more patients with cancer to self-manage pain symptoms could reduce demands on GP out-of-hou...
GPs cut cancer diagnosis waits
Quicker referral by GPs has cut the time taken to diagnose cancers by up to three weeks over the pas...
LMCs hit back at GP cancer delay claims
LMCs in London have rejected claims by NHS England that early diagnosis of cancer is being hindered ...
GPs set for cancer training to tackle diagnosis delays
GPs in London will be given extra training to spot cancer symptoms after NHS England claimed early d...
Patients want earlier cancer investigation
Patients want potential cancer symptoms investigated far sooner than current NHS guidelines recommen...
Prostate cancer care shift to monitoring instead of surgery
Patients with low-risk prostate cancer will be offered regular checkups to monitor disease developme...
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