Supporting Primary Care
This page will continue to be developed with resources for GPs and primary care teams to support early diagnosis and understanding cancer pathways. The resources here include:
2WW referral forms – Agreed for use across the region. For use integrated in GP clinical systems EMIS and System One. To access 2WW information films for GP’s and patients please click here
Patient information leaflets for 2ww referral – including easy read versions for each trust across the region
CRUK primary care facilitator team – contacts are here for your area. The CRUK facilitators can come in to practice to support your action plans to improve early diagnosis and patient safety and patient experience in your practice.
Pathway guidance – Some information to support decision making in primary care around the upper and lower GI pathway.
Two Week Wait Referral Forms
Information for accessing and using the two week wait referral forms for EMIS and System One.
Two Week Wait Patient Information Leaflets
Co Durham and Darlington 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
Gateshead 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
Newcastle 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
Cumbria 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
North Tees & Hartlepool 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
Northumbria 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
South Tees 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
South Tyneside & Sunderland 2ww leaflet | Easy Read Version
Children & Young People Referral Guidance
British Sign Language Film – Information about Fast Track Referrals during Covid
The film below has been produced by Wessex Cancer Alliance to provide information about 2ww referrals in British Sign Language (BSL).
Cervical Screening with Learning Disability – Support Materials for Sample Takers
Bowel Cancer Screening Easy Read Guide for Patients
An information recourse for patients who require and easy read version for Bowel Cancer Screening
Contacts for local MUO teams
Practice and CCG Cancer Statistics
Fingertips – a public health hosted site with both individual GP practice and CCG data
CCG cancer data on the cancer dashboard – NHS England website
National and local (CCG) cancer data – hosted by CRUK
SIRMS
Cancer Information for Patients and Health Professionals
NHS Choices information website – cancer page
Macmillan Cancer Support information page
CRUK (Cancer Research UK) cancer information page
National Cancer Patient Experience Survey Annual Report
There are also many site-specific cancer charities with helpful websites which can be found by searching the web.
Royal College of General Practice – Significant Event Analysis and Safety Netting Advice
Royal College of General Practice: Early Diagnosis of Cancer Significant Event Analysis Toolkit
This website includes advice regarding safety netting.
Primary Care Cancer Education
Royal College of General Practice e-learning
The GP Cancer Update course is highly regarded independent course providing an up to date evidence based cancer education.
North of England CRUK Facilitators
Contact details for the North of England Cancer Research UK Facilitators
Gateway C
Free education for GPs paid for by Health Education North East
Mind Maps
Easy symptom checker based on NG12