Primary Care Guidance

Northern Ireland Referral Guidance for Suspected Cancer – Red Flag Criteria

All tumour sites –  GP Referral Guidance, updated August 2022

• Lung – Suspect lung cancer and advice re chest x ray Feb 2022
• Lower GI – qFIT for lower GI symptoms
• Urology – GP Suspect Prostate Cancer Referral Guidance, August 2022
• Urology – Patient information –Pre PSA Testing Advice
• Urology- NICaN recommendations on Visible haematuria and non-visible haematuria

SACT

• Primary Care Guidance for Patients within 6 weeks of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT)

COVID

NICaN Lung CRG in partnership with the Modernising Radiology Clinical Network (MRCN) have developed a GP referral pathway for patients with a suspected lung cancer for use during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

• Primary care guidance- Indications for CXR for Suspected Lung Cancer for use during the COVID 19 pandemic.