Dr Sarah Bull on how a rapid diagnostic clinic for non-site specific cancer symptoms helps to speed up cancer diagnosis

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, Dr Sarah Bull talks to MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson about her experience of running a diagnostic clinic for non-site specific symptoms suggestive of cancer.

She describes how GPs make referrals to the clinic, what happens there and how the clinic can speed up cancer diagnosis. 

Through case studies, she presents learning points for GPs on when to consider referral to non-site-specific diagnostic services, and how to prevent patients from `falling through the net’.

Educational objectives

After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be better able to:

• Recall why non-site-specific services are important
• Understand how to make a referral and which tests should be performed beforehand
• Recall on what happens in the clinic 
• Reflect on the case studies presented 

You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Resources from MIMS Learning

NHS England’s Professor Peter Johnson on optimising early cancer diagnosis

3 key pieces of the primary care puzzle around earlier cancer diagnosis

Colorectal cancer: clinical review

Other resources

North West London Integrated Care System. Haematology guidelines. Accessed 13 January 2025.

Cancer Research UK. Health professional. Accessed 13 January 2025.

Macmillan Cancer Support. 10 top tips for healthcare professionals. Accessed 13 January 2025.

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