PE2193: Address Dangerous Delays in Paediatric Cancer Diagnostics
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:
- introduce mandatory clinical standards to ensure that urgent paediatric cancer referrals are subject to the same maximum wait times as adult referrals
- require clear accountability and follow-up where a paediatric cancer referral is downgraded or delayed
- fund training and update guidelines to enable GPs and clinicians to recognise and escalate signs of cancer in children as promptly as they would in adult cases
- undertake a formal review into paediatric diagnostic delays in Scotland, to identify systemic failures and implement change.
Petitioner: Avril Arnott
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 10 October 2025
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