Cancer Cancer Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Three behaviourally informed letters to each GP practice in Greater Manchester which refers fewer patients via the 2WW referral rate than the England average. Each letter will be sent to one named GP
Sponsors
Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. GP Practices 2. Operating within Greater Manchester 3. Operating in 2017 4. Data is available in the PHE Fingertips Cancer Services data 5. For the experimental sample: the practice is referring fewer patients with suspected cancer via the 2WW than the 2015/16 England average
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Outside the Greater Manchester area 2. Within the Greater Manchester area who are performing above the England average are excluded from the experimental group but included as additional control observations 3. In Greater Manchester for whom publicly available data is not available on the PHE Fingertips website 4. For whom data on their referral rate was unavailable from provider trusts or referral centres
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| GP referral for suspected cancer is measured using the age-and-sex-adjusted ratio at 4 weeks after the receipt of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKristina Londakova
Outcome results
None listed