Improve the early and faster diagnosis of cancer

Digital solutions to increase the proportion of cancers diagnosed early in primary care and rapid diagnostic centres (RDC), to make the referrals process more seamless for suspected cancer working with secondary care.

Case studies

Online cancer education platform for healthcare professionals

Online cancer education for healthcare professionals

An online education platform to improve symptom recognition, referral and cancer outcomes by facilitating earlier diagnosis and improving patient experience.

Person examining a patient's neck with an iPhone using the endoscope-i app

Using endoscopic mobile imaging to streamline head and neck cancer pathway referrals

Combining endoscopes with high-quality mobile photography to create an app that can be used in primary care.

A teledermatology pilot to improve cancer care in Leeds

Leeds teledermatology skin cancer pilot to assess two-week-wait (2ww) referrals

An AI decision support tool to help healthcare professionals in primary care to identify patients at risk of cancer earlier

An AI support tool to help healthcare professionals in primary care to identify patients at risk of cancer earlier

A digital multi-platform clinical decision support tool which uses AI mapped with the latest research to accelerate early identification and survival of patients at risk of cancer

Teledermatology using e-Referral Service advice and guidance at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Teledermatology using e-Referral Service Advice and Guidance (e-RS A&G) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Using eRS to provide advice and guidance remotely to improve referral management and streamline patient pathways.

Teledermatology assessment service for combined routine and 2-week wait (2WW) skin lesions

A teledermatology service for suspected skin cancer which allows assessment to take place from a GP surgery, reducing the number of patient journeys.

Using intelligent automation to improve the triage and referral management pathway

NHS Lothian wanted to automate the triage of referrals to the gastroenterology service thereby releasing clinician time to be spent with patients.

Teletriage service for two-week wait referrals

A secure platform to take and share images for teletriage service.

Service evaluation of a blood test which uses AI to produce a calibrated probability that a symptomatic patient has cancer

A rapid response service to help prioritise cancer referrals and make the diagnosis process more streamlined.

Digital resource to assist primary care with diagnosing and managing cancer patients

A clinical decision support and workflow optimisation solution that is being used in GP practices.

Digital enablement through a virtual, regional rapid diagnostic centre

Digital solutions were used to support referral management, patient administration and requesting of tests across a region.

Supporting GPs with electronic cancer decision support (CDS) tools

Enabling the early diagnosis of cancer by encouraging primary care professionals to ‘think cancer’ through the use of prompt functions and symptom-checkers.

Electronic safety netting (E-SN) toolkit for EMIS Web by the North Central London Cancer Alliance

Electronic safety-netting (E-SN) toolkit for EMIS web by the North Central London (NCL) Cancer Alliance

Joined up system helps GPs to ‘safety net’ potential cancer patients, enabling collaboration across a practice team.

A mobile platform to allow patients to track, manage, and understand their care from home

A mobile platform empowering patients to better self-manage.

Disclaimer

These case studies summarise user and patient experiences with digital solutions along the relevant care pathway. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the apps and digital tools referenced are not supplied, distributed or endorsed by NHS England or the Department of Health and Social Care and such parties are not liable for any injury, loss or damage arising from their use.

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