Cancer

Please note, the templates listed below have been uploaded for your convenience and reference. All 2WW referrals for these specialties should be sent via RSS.

Breast

ENT (Ear Nose and Throat)

Gynae

Haematology

Lower GI

Lymph nodes below clavicle

Maxillo-facial

MUO

Skin (example only)

Suspected lung cancer

Upper GI

Urology

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Cancer Care Review - process map

Cancer Care Service leaflet - Easy Read

Carrying out an effective Cancer Care Review

Identifying your concerns checklist - Easy Read

Letter template for practices

Macmillan Cancer Care review template

Macmillan - Identifying Your Concerns checklist

Cancer screening - professional guidance

Cervical screening bulletin

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have produced a Cancer Treatment Summary Template. This is a document which incorporates information on all of the treatments which an individual has had. The Treatment Summary is produced in hospitals  following a phase of treatment. This can be following surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or, it can be completed at the end of all treatments.

A Treatment Summary describes the treatment that the person has had, its potential side effects and signs and symptoms of recurrence. It is designed to be shared with the patient and their GP. For more information please click here, a patient friendly poster has also been produced, you can view an example of a Cancer Treatment Summary here (please note the examples used are fictitious patients).

Information for GPs on the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) can be found in this document and also in this presentation. An update on the roll out of the FIT test can be found here. A useful 'Dos and Dont's' guide has been produced for GPs and that is available here.

Improvement to lung pathway - letter to GPs

For suspected cancer in children, GPs should phone and speak to the Paediatrician and admit immediately.

Guidance for GPs for the referral for the serious but non-specific (vague symptoms) pathway can be found here. The pathway with triage is available here and the referral form can be found here. Information for patients can also be found here.

The referral should be generated from Radiology or Pathology after a test has been performed.

The GP’s role should be in supporting the patient.

Please note that soft tissue sarcomas go to Leeds whilst bony sarcomas go to Birmingham.

2WW Dermatology Referral Guidance Information for GPs

Suspected Skin Cancer Guidance

How to attach photos in EMIS

How to attach photos in SystmOne

Easy Read information and resources

The Macmillan Improvement Programme for Brain Tumour and CNS Cancers

NICE suspected cancer referral guidelines (Cancer Research UK)

Brain tumours - e-learning from Headsmart

Macmillan Cancer resources

Macmillan Guidance

NICE guidance: Suspected cancer - recognition and referral