Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to address the low uptake of the pancreatic cancer e-learning module among GPs.

The e-learning module ‘Pancreatic Cancer: early diagnosis in general practice’ was developed and is promoted by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in partnership with the charity Pancreatic Cancer Action.

We understand that the module has had 3,550 users and that compared to other e-learning modules launched in 2012, this module is performing well. Since the launch of the module in October 2012, the RCGP has promoted the e-learning module through its usual communication channels including Chair of RCGP Council’s weekly message; membership and faculty newsletters; promotion on the RCGP website and; promotion via RCGP social media channels.

The module can be accessed from the RCGP website at

www.rcgp.org.uk/courses-and-events/online-learning/ole/pancreatic-cancer-early-diagnosis-in-general-practice.aspx.

Ministers also promote the availability of the module by reference to it in debates and correspondence.