Delayed diagnosis: longer and improved GP training and more GPs are the answer

Hawkes describes how NHS gatekeeping delays diagnosis.1 A serious problem exists in all health systems in quickly diagnosing serious rare diseases. UK NHS cancer outcomes are worse than in some continental countries. GP delay in diagnosis is a serious problem, but so is post-referral delay, relatively fewer x ray machines, and fewer specialist treatments available—both drugs and radiotherapy. England has 28% fewer …