Rapid Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer

The Rapid Referral Guidelines are produced by Macmillan Cancer Support. They are a NICE-endorsed summary of the NG12 Guidelines for Suspected Cancer Referral, with accompanying notes from Macmillan GPs and GP advisers.

The guidelines have been developed by GPs for GPs with the aim of providing GPs with support, guidance and practical referral recommendations (for example, by giving an overview of the two week wait / 2ww criteria for many of the most common cancer types). We’ll maintain the content of the guidelines and make updates available on our website.

Please note, the guidelines aim to share learning and good practice, but, out of necessity, they are brief in nature. Information contained in the guidelines is not a substitute for your own clinical judgment or advice provided to you by a specialist.

Macmillan and NICE will also not accept any liability for any type of loss caused by someone acting on information contained in the guidelines, unless liability is enforced by law.

The Macmillan Rapid Referral Guidelines are specific to England. However, the NHS has issued separate referral guidelines for Scotland.