referrals

Thousands more people may die of cancer after urgent hospital referrals plunged by 250,000

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Thousands more people may die of cancer after urgent hospital referrals plunged by 250,000 during lockdown compared with last year, report warns As less patients see GPs with symptoms, cancer picked up too late, experts fear GPs made 339,242 urgent referrals for cancer between April and June in England More than 200,000 fewer than 594,060 figure … Read more

GPs told to take pictures of suspected skin cancers on their PHONES to slash referrals

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GPs have been told to take pictures of suspicious moles on their phones before referring patients to a skin-cancer specialist. Under new plans, general practitioners working across four areas in North East England will have to take three photographs on their mobiles, which then get sent to a consultant for review. The specialist may then … Read more