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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