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## Background Prostate cancer (PC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths among males worldwide. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a predictive indicator of prostate pathology. Men with elevated PSA levels are at increased risk of developing PC. There is currently no UK national PC screening programme, therefore patients often present to general practices (GPs) at later stages of pathology, worsening patient prognosis and outcomes. ## Local problem The location of the GP surgery had a large patient population at increased risk of PC, namely Afro-Caribbean/Asian males. ## Methods We conducted baseline measurements to identify male patients over the age of 65 and/or male patients who were at high risk of developing PC. These included previous referred patients or patients with a PSA over 10.0. We then implemented three plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles and measured their effect after 2 weeks of starting the respective intervention. ## Interventions PDSA1: Generating a list of target patients who have not had repeat/follow-up/referral and directly contacting by telephone to invite them for a blood test. PDSA2: Creating patient-specific electronic pop-up reminders on the elect

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Author

Limaye, Neil (author);Zorzato, Daniele (author);Nadarajasundaram, Aaruran (author);Ong, Sabrina B Y (author)

Publisher

BMJ

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)