2.2 Assessments by the general practitioner
2.2 Assessments by the general practitioner
The patient’s general practitioner should take a thorough medical history to check for any risk factors and symptoms (e.g. bleeding or dysphagia) that suggest upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. If the patient is in a high-risk category, they should be triaged for rapid access to an endoscopy. The general practitioner should refer the patient to an endoscopist for a diagnostic endoscopy.
Qualifications of the endoscopist
The endoscopist should be accredited for upper GI endoscopies by the Conjoint Committee for Endoscopy Training and be working in an accredited facility.
Patients with suspected oesophagogastric cancer should be referred to a specialist and undergo an endoscopy within two weeks of the general practitioner referral.
