Rapid cancer diagnostic and assessment pathways

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Best practice timed pathways support the ongoing improvement effort to shorten diagnosis pathways, reduce variation, improve patient experience of care, and meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS). The guidance is intended for NHS organisations and their staff to adopt consistent, system-wide approaches to managing cancer diagnosis pathways and sets out how cancer diagnosis within 28 days can be achieved.

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Published March 2023.

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Published March 2023.

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Updated February 2023.

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This handbook sets out how the 28 day standard can be achieved for lung cancer patients, in preparation for full monitoring against the standard from April 2020.

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Updated October 2022.

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This handbook sets out how the 28 day standard can be achieved for oesophago-gastric cancer patients, in preparation for full monitoring against the standard from April 2020.

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Published October 2022.