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Key priority area

Improve general practitioner understanding of appropriate initial investigations if pancreatic cancer is suspected

Strategies and activities

Each key priority area has supporting strategies and associated activities for implementation in the short, medium or long term that have been identified to achieve the priority. Click on the strategies below to explore these in more detail.

Strategy

Establish a standardised clinical pathway for initial investigations

Activities

Short term

  • Design or adapt and test standardised clinical pathway for initial investigations (and diagnostics) and referrals for suspected pancreatic cancer based on OCP guidance

Medium term

  • Implement standardised clinical pathway for initial investigations (and diagnostics) and referrals

Strategy

Educate GPs on appropriate initial investigation