28-day cancer pathways
End-to-end diagnostic pathways in urology, gynaecology and dermatology, with every patient seen and diagnosed within 28 days.
28-Day Prostate Cancer Pathway
A complete end-to-end prostate cancer pathway, from telephone assessment through MRI, biopsy and histopathology to MDT. Every patient is seen and diagnosed within 28 days.
Patient touchpoints, day by day
Telephone Assessment Clinic with our clinical team.
Handled end-to-end by the SAH internal admin team.
MRI scan delivered with radiology reporting included.
Follow-up Telephone Assessment Clinic to review imaging.
SAH internal admin team schedules the procedure.
LATP biopsy performed, with all consumables provided by SAH.
Tissue samples transported to the laboratory.
Histopathology with full reporting.
Patient data delivered to the trust.
Multidisciplinary team attendance where needed.
SAH’s end-to-end pathway delivery
and reportingFollow-upProstate
biopsyHistopathology
and reportingPatient to Trust
& MDTTreatment / discharge /
surveillance*Start of 62-day RTT
* SAH can provide certain treatments as well.
Typical patient volumes per 1,000 referrals
Patient conversion rates based on NICE Prostate Pathway Future Guidance recommendations (NG131).
Delivered from our mobile units
Fully equipped mobile procedure room, inclusive of all necessary consumables, medical instruments and maintenance (water and energy).
Fully equipped mobile and modular MRI unit, inclusive of deployment and maintenance.
28-Day Gynaecology Pathway
A one-stop pathway for post-menopausal bleeding and suspected gynaecological cancers: ultrasound, hysteroscopy and biopsy in a single visit, with CT staging where malignancy is suspected. Patients are seen and diagnosed within 28 days.
Patient touchpoints, day by day
Telephone Assessment Clinic with our clinical team.
Handled by the SAH internal admin team.
Transvaginal ultrasound and biopsy in one visit, consumables provided by SAH.
Tissue samples transported to the laboratory.
Histopathology with full reporting.
SAH internal admin team schedules staging where indicated.
Delivered at our mobile CT unit.
Histopathology and imaging results reviewed with the patient.
Patient data delivered to the trust.
Multidisciplinary team attendance where needed.
SAH’s end-to-end pathway delivery
Typical patient volumes per 1,000 referrals
Patient conversion rates based on SAH historical data.
Delivered from our mobile units
Fully equipped mobile procedure room, inclusive of all necessary consumables, medical instruments and maintenance (water and energy).
Fully equipped Canon CT Aquilion Prime SP (cardiac enabled) mobile unit.
28-Day Dermatology Pathway
A teledermatology-led skin cancer pathway covering biopsy, excision and histopathology, leading to minor ops and MOHs procedures. Patients are seen, diagnosed and advised on further treatment within 28 days.
Patient touchpoints, day by day
Teledermatology clinic reviews the referral and images.
Handled by the SAH internal admin team.
Skin biopsy performed, consumables provided by SAH.
Tissue samples transported to the laboratory.
Histopathology with full reporting.
Patient data delivered to the trust.
Histopathology review with the patient.
Multidisciplinary team attendance where needed.
SAH’s end-to-end pathway delivery
Typical patient volumes per 1,000 referrals
Patient conversion rates based on SAH historical data.
Delivered from our mobile units
Fully equipped mobile procedure room, inclusive of all necessary consumables, medical instruments and maintenance (water and energy).
From introduction to first patients
A proven mobilisation sequence gets a fully-equipped unit live on your site, with utilities, water, IT and consumables included.
Core services across every pathway
Everything between referral and discharge can be handled by SAH: clinical, administrative and logistical.
- Patient referral from GP
- Patient triage
- Imaging services (CT, MRI, ultrasound) with our radiographers and sonographers
- Radiology reporting
- Telephone Assessment Clinics (TACs)
- Ordering investigations
- MDT attendance where necessary
- Reviewing results
- Biopsy planning
- Discussion of the patient’s management plan
- Discharging patients where appropriate
- Performing biopsies where appropriate
- Histopathology
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