Publication - Advice and guidance
Scottish referral guidelines for suspected cancer
Guidelines to support primary care clinicians in identifying patients who are most likely to have cancer and therefore require urgent assessment by a specialist. Equally, they help in identifying patients who are unlikely to have cancer, embedding safety netting as a diagnostic support tool.
Appendix 4: Membership of Guideline Sub Groups
Urology Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Andrew Grierson | Project Manager, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Alex Laird | Consultant Urologist, NHS Lothian |
| Seamus Teahan | WoSCAN Lead Clinician Cancer and Urological Surgeon, NHS Forth Valley |
| Adam Gaines | Director, Prostate Scotland |
Children, Teenagers and Young Adults Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Andrew Grierson | Project Manager, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Pam Neilson | Founding Member and Campaigner, Glow Gold Childhood Cancer Campaign |
| Pat Hayes | Campaigner, Glow Gold Childhood Cancer Campaign |
| Emma Barron | Parent Rep, Glow Gold Childhood Cancer Campaign |
| Juliette Murray | Consultant Breast Surgeon, NHS Lanarkshire |
| Kirsty Kilpatrick | FY2, NHS Ayrshire & Arran |
| Katy Marshall | FY2, NHS Ayrshire & Arran |
| Hamish Wallace | Professor of Paediatric Oncology, University of Edinburgh & Royal Hospital for Sick Children |
Head and Neck Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Andrew Grierson | Project Manager, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland |
| Catriona Douglas | Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Craig Wales | Consultant Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Guy Vernham | Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon, NHS Lothian |
| Jennifer Montgomery | Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Brain and Central Nervous System Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Andrew Grierson | Project Manager, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Lindsay Campbell | Managed Clinical Network (MCN) Manager, West of Scotland Cancer Network (WoSCAN) |
| Imran Liaquat | Consultant Neurosurgeon, NHS Lothian |
| Val Doherty | Clinical Advisor, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government |
| Cameron Miller | Head of Policy & Public Affairs, Brain Tumour Charity |
| Sara Twaddle | Head of Evidence & Technologies, Director of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Healthcare Improvement Scotland |
| Jenny Bennison | General Practitioner, NHS Lothian, Vice Chair of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) |
Lung Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| John Maclay | Consultant Physician, Respiratory Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Joris van der Horst | Consultant Respiratory Physician, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Douglas Rigg | General Practitioner, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Lorraine Dallas | Director of Information and Support, The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation |
| Luke Daines | Academic General Practitioner |
| Julie Mencnarowski | Clinical Nurse Specialist, NHS Lothian |
| Mohammed Asif | Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Davanand Sharma | Consultant Respiratory Physician, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Breast Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Elizabeth Smyth | Consultant Breast Surgeon, NHS Grampian |
| Lawrence Cowan | National Manager (Scotland), Breast Cancer Now |
| Juliette Murray | Consultant Breast Surgeon, NHS Lanarkshire |
| Laura Wilkinson | Consultant Radiologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Mike McKirdy | Consultant Breast Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Julie Doughty | Consultant Breast Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Alastair McMurray | FY2, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Katy Marshall | FY2, NHS Ayrshire & Arran |
Lower GI Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Andrew Grierson | Project Manager, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Graeme Wilson | Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, NHS Lothian |
| Claire Donaghy | Head of Scotland, Bowel Cancer UK |
| Craig Mowat | Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Tayside |
| Sandra Melville | Lead Pharmacist, Royal Pharmaceutical Society |
| Angus MacDonald | Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, NHS Lanarkshire |
| Jack Winter | Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Rob Boulton-Jones | Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Louise Gorman | General Practitioner, NHS Forth Valley |
| David Linden | Retired General Practitioner and Clinical Advisor, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government |
Upper GI Sub Group 2018
| Peter Hutchison | Chair, retired General Practitioner, NHS Dumfries & Galloway |
| Hugh Brown | Vice Chair, General Practitioner, NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Chair of Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group |
| Andrew Grierson | Project Manager, Cancer Access Team, Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland |
| Lorraine Sloan | Strategic Partnership Manager, Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Lindsay Campbell | Managed Clinical Network (MCN), WoSCAN |
| Alasdair Macmillan | Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon, NHS Lothian |
| Ross Carter | Pancreatic Surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Sami Shimi | NOSCAN Clinical Lead, NHS Tayside |
| Colin Mckay | Clinical Director for Surgery, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Andrew Crumley | Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon, NHS Forth Valley |
| Jack Winter | Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Rob Boulton-Jones | Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Catherine Pollock | Consultant Gastroenterologist, NHS Fife |
| Jane Moir | Nurse Endoscopist, NHS Ayrshire & Arran |
| Fiona Brown | Development Manager, Pancreatic Cancer Scotland |
| Suzy Mercer | Development Consultant, Pancreatic Cancer Scotland |
| Mairi Handy | Development Officer, Pancreatic Cancer Scotland |
| Nik White | Head, Pancreatic Cancer UK |
| Neil Pryde | Macmillan Lead Cancer GP, and Cancer Strategy Lead, Specialty Doctor, Palliative Care, NHS Fife |
| Hamish McRitchie | Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Lead for NRTP, NHS Borders |
| Lorna Porteous | General Practitioner Lead for Cancer and Palliative Care in Lothian, Macmillan General Practitioner Advisor (Scotland) |
| Jenny Bennison | General Practitioner, NHS Lothian, Vice Chair of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) |
| Ben Hall | GP Vocational Trainee |
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