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Audience

  • All NHS Highland
  • Primary and Secondary Car
  • Adults only

The Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer 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 identify patients who are unlikely to have cancer, embedding safety netting as a diagnostic support tool

See: Sarcoma and bone cancers | Right Decisions

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 20/02/2026

Next review date: 28/02/2029

Author(s): Orthopaedics.

Version: 1

Approved By: Awaiting approval from TAM subgroup of the ADTC

Reviewer name(s): Mr G Cousins, Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Document Id: TAM755