GP and practice insight guides

An overview of recognition and referral, including common challenges with bladder and kidney cancer diagnosis and actions you can take in your practice to support earlier diagnosis.

• Guide for England and Wales(PDF, 181 KB)

Includes information on referral guidelines, safety netting, chest x-rays and lung cancer in never smokers.

• Guide for England and Wales(PDF)

• Guide for Scotland(PDF)

• Guide for Northern Ireland(PDF)

Includes information on key signs and symptoms, safety netting, risk factors including Barrett’s Oesophagus and a patient case study. 

• Guide for England and Wales(PDF, 150 KB)

Includes information on risk factors, referral guidelines and key communication points on the PSA test to support recognition and referral of suspected prostate cancer. 

• Guide for England and Wales

• Guide for Northern Ireland

Includes the seven-point checklist for referral as well as key considerations around teledermatology, decision making and safety netting.

• Guide for the UK(PDF)

Key resources to support effective management of patients with potential cancer symptoms until they’re explained or resolved, or the patient is referred.  

• Safety netting flow chart

• Summary of key safety netting actions