CCGs must enable GPs to refer more patients for cancer scans, report warns
The NHS needs to provide increased funding and support to enable GPs to refer more patients for urge...
Under-pressure GPs are delivering 'remarkable outcomes' on cancer
GPs 'can take a lot of credit' for marked improvements in early cancer diagnosis and reductions in t...
Low-cost test could help GPs diagnose cancer at an early stage, study shows
GPs could help to speed up diagnosis of patients with colorectal cancer and other serious bowel dise...
Boys set to receive HPV jab after JCVI recommendation
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations (JCVI) has recommended that the HPV immunisatio...
Hunt pledges advice for GPs after 450,000 women denied breast screening
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has pledged to provide guidance to GPs after informing parliament that ...
Viewpoint: Denying GPs direct access to cancer scans puts patients' lives at risk
GPs need the freedom to manage patients with suspected cancer based on risk and need, warns Cancer R...
Two charts that highlight problems for GPs diagnosing cancer
Some GPs warn that urgent cancer referrals are being blocked and access to key scans is limited. The...
Exclusive: Urgent cancer scans blocked for nearly half of GPs
Nearly half of GPs have had a referral on the two-week cancer pathway bounced back or downgraded to ...
GPs face 'too many barriers' to diagnostic tests for cancer
GPs say access to cancer tests and handling of urgent cancer referrals is hugely variable across the...
How GPs can access advice and guidance on late effects of cancer
Macmillan's virtual multi-disciplinary team (vMDT) provides health professionals with access to expe...
