Urgent suspected cancer referrals
Primary Care
Urgent suspected cancer (USC) referrals are used for people with possible cancer symptoms, to refer them to secondary care for investigation and possible diagnosis.
The primary care (and other locally agreed routes for Urgent Suspected Cancer referral forms) are in line with the NICE guidance NG12: Suspected Cancer Recognition and Referral with additional NCA guidance where appropriate. They have been developed to be used as integrated forms in EMIS Web and System One GP clinical systems.
The forms have been designed to optimise the clinical information in the referral to support the safe and effective care of people being referred to hospital for investigations for suspected cancer.
Most people referred to hospital in this way do not have cancer.
Please use the links here to check you are using the most up to date USC forms. All forms should be completed in the clinical system even if the form has to be emailed.
USC referral forms are for adult referrals and should not be used to refer children.
Urgent suspected cancer referral forms
Urgent Suspected Cancer Referral Forms & Contact Lists List of contacts for each trust if the form cannot be sent on the e-referral system. List of contacts for each trust for MUO referrals Urgent Suspected Cancer Referral Forms (PDFs) – For Reference Only. DO NOT LOAD THE PDF FORMS INTO ANY CLINCAL SYSTEMS. Please use […]
Read moreDental urgent suspected cancer referral form
The form below can be downloaded and used as a fillable form. A Word version of this document has been circulated out to individual practices. 👉 Dental Urgent Suspected Cancer Referral form for Head and Neck Cancer Please use these 👉 contact details for GDP suspected head and neck cancer referrals. Please contact the Northern […]
Read moreUrgent suspected cancer patient information leaflets
(Note – Urgent Suspected Cancer referral forms link to this page) County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 👉 Patient Information Leaflet 👉 Easy Read Patient Information Leaflet Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 👉 Patient Information Leaflet 👉 Easy Read Patient Information Leaflet Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 👉 Patient Information Leaflet 👉 Easy Read Patient Information Leaflet North […]
Read moreSuspected cancer in children
Suspected cancer in children* (*up to 19th birthday) Please make a referral by phone/email as indicated in the guidance below. Do not use the adult referral forms – these are not designed for use for suspected cancer in children. 👉 Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Referral Guidance 👉 Paediatric Oncology Referral Pathway
Read moreNon-urgent suspected cancer referral form
The following form is to be used for non-urgent suspected cancer referrals. It has been developed to be used as an integrated form in EMIS Web and System One GP clinical systems and designed to optimise the clinical information in the referral to support the safe and effective care of people being referred to hospital […]
Read moreCancer decision support tools (CDS)
The NHS has set ambitious targets to increase the proportion of cancers diagnosed early (at stage I & II) to 75% by 2028. Cancer Decision Support (CDS) Tools can offer a helpful way for clinicians to identify suspected cancer earlier. Cancer decisions tools are designed to help you access and navigate NG12 cancer guidelines more […]
Read moreUrgent suspected cancer/clinical systems
SystmOne Information The Urgent Suspected Cancer Referral Forms are available on SystmOne via the Organisation Group, DCS. Derwentside Clinical System (DCS) is the former name of the Clinical Digital Resource Collaborative (CDRC), who are a NENC ICB clinical resource provider operating in SystmOne and EMIS. Instructions on how to join the DCS organisation group can […]
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