That the Parliament congratulates the RCDS (Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service), based at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, on its five-year anniversary; understands that this service provides a fast-track, nurse-led diagnostic pathway for people presenting non-specific symptoms that could indicate cancer but who do not meet the traditional urgent suspected cancer referral criteria; believes that the service helps to provide earlier diagnosis and reassurance for patients who are concerned about their symptoms; notes that the service has now accumulated more than 5,000 referrals since it was launched in 2021, providing timely investigations and quick diagnosis to identify the cancerous or non-cancerous treatment or care that patients need and enable them to access the correct service; recognises the RCDS for achieving this milestone, congratulates the team for successfully delivering one of Scotland’s first pilot services in this area, and wishes them all success in the future.
Supported by: Heather Anderson, Dawn Black, Gary Bouse, Miles Briggs, Jamie Langan, Julie MacDougall, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Alyn Smith, David Smith