Cancer referral 'confusing' GPs
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Many GPs are confused about when to refer women with breast cancer concerns as urgent cases, a survey says.
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NHS healthcare for cancer patients is not good enough, a think-tank of almost 1,000 doctors says.
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A complaining patient removed from a medical practice's list has prompted concerns about new doctors' contracts.
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Â· Inquiry slams mis-prescribing of drugsÂ· Doctors 'ignoring official guidelines'
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THe NHS drugs advisory body is to reconsider its block on a drug for people with asbestos-related cancer.
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Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
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NHS IT - money, well, spent... The NHS's new Choose and Book system, it says here, is a "national electronic referral service which gives patients a choice of place, date, and time for their first outpatient appointment in a hospital or clinic." Ever wondered why they're called "patients"? Well, in recent weeks The Register's Mystery Croaker has had the opportunity to road test Choose and Book, and to find out.â¦
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There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of  the disease, a survey suggests.
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Thousands of women with genuine breast cancer waiting a month or more to see a specialist.
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ONE Welsh woman in four is worryingly unaware about how to monitor her body for the early signs of breast cancer. A survey to mark the start of breast cancer awareness month found 25% of women are confused about what it means to be breast aware.
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Half of women eligible for examinations for breast cancer do not turn up for appointments, a charity has claimed. One in six women who did not attend said the appointment given to them was not convenient, meaning
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Hundreds of GP surgeries across the UK are "not fit for purpose", a study suggests.
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Cancer patients can often feel baffled when offered a choice of treatments, a study has suggested.
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Patients are not receiving the best service from GPs despite their pay improving, an assembly report finds.
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At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so. They call the cancer undetectable, or in remission. They tell patients they can quit seeing cancer specialists. They quote statistics and say chances are slim that the disease will come back.
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Many doctors prescribe medicine without providing detailed information about it to patients, a new study suggests.
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Doctors and the government are at loggerhead over getting GPs to work in the evenings and weekends.