Thousands of cancer patients dying because GPs fail to refer

[wendy]

Some GP practices are still failing to refer potential cancer patients for early tests and could be responsible for thousands of deaths
Thousands of cancer patients are dying needlessly because GPs did not refer them for fast track appointments, new research suggests, amid fears that doctors are still not complying with guidelines.

Almost 2,500 people might still be alive if family doctors had used a two week urgent referral pathway, a key part of the strategy to cut deaths in England, Kings College London has calculated.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/119 ... tests.html

[annie]

That's terrible

[maureenho]

Thats terrible, we have a good GP, when our Dr suspected my husband had cancer it was dealt with very quickly which saved his life.

[daisy]

Very sad to read this.