"By sending patients straight to testing, we can catch and treat more cancers at an earlier stage," NHS England have said.Thousands of people are set to be referred for more ultrasounds, brain MRIs and CT scans to check vague symptoms that fall outside of the current two-week cancer referral to see a specialist, in a bid to catch the disease at an earlier stage.
The guidance, which has existed since 2012, is being pushed by the NHS so GPs and family doctors will be able to use their clinical judgement and help individuals skip the need to see a specialist first. The 2012 guidance, Direct Access to Diagnostic Tests for Cancer, said chest X-rays, ultrasound, flexible sigmoidoscopy and brain MRI were"priority areas" to which GPs should have free access.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
you’re taking the p**s. haven’t been able to see a GP for anything since late 2019. they need 3 weeks notice for an appt if you’re lucky. they’re the single biggest reason A&E depts are overwhelmed.
You can't see a GPS. They can't read the scans or get you in for an appointment now, adding this won't help. Experts leaving NHS could be fixed.
Majority of scans aren't subsidised under GP referral. For Medicare to cover it, needs to be from a specialist. Sounds great in theory though.
So what percentage of today's NHS is actually de facto National and not Private then?
That's all well and good but you have to get an appointment with the GP first....
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