Dr Cathy Burton - Cancer Research UK

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The Significant Event Audit Project • Important for GPs to be aware of the recent history of presentations • It is difficult to distinguish new symptoms in patients with known chest disease • Consider lung cancer in the differential diagnosis of shoulder and neck pain • Patient education to encourage earlier presentation for new or ongoing chest symptoms
The Practice <strong>Cancer</strong> Profiles Project • Backed by funding from DH and NCAT • Aims to – Increase GP leadership for early diagnosis – Reach practices not previously engaged – Demonstrate a measurable change in outcome from undertaking the audit
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Page 3 and 4: Subdivision of delay Patient delay
Page 5 and 6: Aims of the National Cancer Primary
Page 7: Some Early Results of the National
Page 10 and 11: Stage and Communication Difficultie
Page 12 and 13: Benefits of the Primary Care Audit
Page 14 and 15: What the cancer audit did not tell
Page 18 and 19: The Practice Cancer Profiles Projec
Page 20 and 21: Analysis of Lambeth Practice Profil
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Dr Cathy Burton - Cancer Research UK

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