United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 99673
Cancer: Diagnosis
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6 October 2020
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22 October 2020 · Answer
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22 October 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that primary healthcare professionals are trained to spot (a) sarcoma and (b) other less common cancers.
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6 October 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that primary healthcare professionals are trained to spot (a) sarcoma and (b) other less common cancers.
Source: Commons
22 October 2020
Answer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated referral guidelines for suspected cancer in June 2015. This was estimated to save up to 5,000 lives a year, with general practitioners urged to think of cancer sooner and lower the refer...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-06/99673
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1240749
- uk · wq-1240749 · source updated 22 October 2020