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Urgent and emergency radiotherapy referrals

This page contains links to information for staff about the urgent and emergency radiotherapy referrals process.

Metastatic spinal cord compression information for practitioners.

Find out more about what is a Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression, red flag symptoms and Steroid management.
Submit an urgent radiotherapy referral

Please complete for all patients that require urgent palliative radiotherapy including metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). All this information is required to make a timely management plan.
Palliative radiotherapy in-patient service management (PRISM)

Information about the palliative radiotherapy in-patient service management (PRISM), including referral details.