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Rapid Diagnosis Centre

Aerial image of Neath Port Talbot Hospital.

The Rapid Diagnosis Centre (RDC) was established in 2017 with the aim of addressing the unmet needs of patients with non-specific symptoms, who do not meet the 'Urgent Suspected Cancer' pathways.

The centre became a core service based at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, which helped with the rollout of the Vague Symptom RDC’s across Wales.

The aims of the RDC are to:

  • Reduce the diagnosis time in patients with non-specific symptoms but with the potential to have a serious underlying problem.
  • Improve patient experience by providing timely and prompt investigations along with pathways of communication.
  • Improve cancer mortality rates and long-term survival in the long term.
  • Improve primary/secondary care joint working.

As a result of the success of the service, the RDC expanded in 2022. With the help of the Moondance Cancer Initiative funding, the centre now has a dedicated pathway for patients who present to their GPs with a new neck lump.

For more information about the vague symptom clinic and the neck lump clinic, please follow the links below. 

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau ffôn yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. Mae’r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg drwy bwyso’r botwm ar y dde ar frig y dudalen.

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