3.2.3 Improving processes and speed of cancer assessment and treatment
Service users and practitioners felt the tool could facilitate earlier cancer diagnosis by improving the processes and speed of assessment and treatment:
“I do think it will be a useful idea, yeah. I think my first worry is that I may have cancer and most of us will like to know early so they can get it sorted. But a lot of things can be picked up, can’t they, if they spot check risk if you like” (Service User 4: individual interview).
“With everyone on board because we need more investigations, we need more tests quickly. So, there is more and more drive to get tests done quickly” (Practitioner 11 [GP]: FG 1).
“I think when the tool is fully integrated in our IT systems and every practitioner gets familiar with using it, it will be time saving in the long term, as the consultation, the assessments, investigations and referral processes will be faster” (Practitioner 1 [GP]: FG 3).