CANCER (Paediatric Guidelines)

TAM (Treatments and Medicines) NHS Highland
NHS Highland

Audience

  • All NHS Highland
  • Primary and Secondary Care
  • Children 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: Cancer in children and young people | Right Decisions

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 20/02/2026

Next review date: 28/02/2029

Author(s): Paediatrics.

Version: 1

Approved By: Awaiting approval from April 2026 TAM subgroup of the ADTC

Reviewer name(s): Dr R El Adl, Consultant, Paediatrics.

Document Id: TAM754