Get a GP or consultant to refer you for one - what would you expect? For me the issue isn’t that people should be able to self-refer - the issue is that clinicians set the bar too high for deciding to get a scan. In my view this is mainly an education issue
Self referral chest x-rays are likely to become a thing in the NHS in the next year or so (it’s already been piloted in a few regions). But the cost of an x-ray is <1/10th the cost of a CT
It’s really hit or miss here in the UK- depends on where you live. A lot of younger people presenting with lung cancer symptoms keep getting antibiotics prescribed over & over again. Met a women (later diagnosed w LC) whose GP wanted to refer her for mental health services rather than an x-ray or CT
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