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Skin cancer - suspected - Management
Referral timelines
The referral timelines used in this guideline are as follows:
- Immediate: an acute admission or referral occurring within a few hours, or even more quickly if necessary.
- Urgent: the patient is seen within the national target for urgent referrals (currently 2 weeks).
- Non-urgent: all other referrals.
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