Urgent Cancer referrals – information for GPs
This page gives information to clinicians referringtourgent suspected cancer pathways. It helps support your conversations with patients about what will happens next, essential tests we need you to arrange and how patients can prepare for appointments. This means we can investigate and - if required- treat them as soon as possible.
How to make an urgent suspecteded cancer referral
Please make sure that your patients know that we are investigating them for cancer. All our appointment text messages and letters clearly state this. We regularly receive calls from patients who are upset because they did not know they were being investigated for cancer until receiving an appointment notification from our bookings team.
If you are a GP
If you are a dentist
Dentists should visit the Head and Neck Cancers page to see how to submit an urgent suspected cancer referral.
Other professionals
Click on the links in the menu for specific information relating to the referral pathways for different cancer types.
Process Maps USC Pathways - Explains referral pathways, including the standard USC route, when abnormalities are spotted on scans, upgrades, and following advice and guidance.
Feedback Form - we would love to hear your feedback from you.
Patient Information
Easy read documents
Our Urgent Suspected Cancer appointment notification templates
External Webpages