Question reference: S6W-25508
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 13 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on how many patients have been diagnosed with a brain tumour through Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDSs) are a fast-track diagnostic pathway for patients who present with non-specific symptoms suspicious of cancer – brain cancers don’t tend to present in this way.
The University of Strathclyde published a report, reflecting on two years of the RCDSs running, on Thursday 29 th February, highlighting the cancer types being detected by the model, with lung and HPB cancers most common, as expected.
Meanwhile, work continues with PHS to establish a national data collection for RCDSs.