NHS boards and the GP Post Graduate Deaneries,through NHS Education for Scotland, facilitate this on-going education and trainingand GPs in remote and rural areas can access such support both directly and online.The Drug and TherapeuticsBulletin, which assesses, advises and updates on new treatments, is sent to allGP Practices in Scotland. For new drugs, the Scottish Medicines Consortiumassess all new drugs for cancer shortly after licensing and issue guidance to NHSboards to ensure they are prescribed by clinicians with the correct level of expertise.