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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Urgent suspected cancer referrals and patients starting treatment, by tumour site and quarter
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[Collapse]All sitesAll published tumour sites1,6281,6051,7531,7471,6951,8441,9121,8131,9851,8371,8911,8721,844
All sitesAll published tumour sitesHead and neck768287916910295989610686104102
Upper GastrointestinalCardiff and Vale University Health Board have informed us that some of the historical figures they have provided for the number of patients confirmed as urgent suspected cancer may not be accurate. Specifically, figures for the upper and lower gastrointestinal tumour sites have been underreported prior to April 2015. Prior to November 2017, one site in Betsi Cadwaladr reported all patients being referred for an upper and lower endoscopy as a UGI referral. However, following discussions with information department, these patients requiring upper and lower endoscopy are now being split between LGI and UGI.10910712011299129939211712698106103
Lower GastrointestinalCardiff and Vale University Health Board have informed us that some of the historical figures they have provided for the number of patients confirmed as urgent suspected cancer may not be accurate. Specifically, figures for the upper and lower gastrointestinal tumour sites have been underreported prior to April 2015. Prior to November 2017, one site in Betsi Cadwaladr reported all patients being referred for an upper and lower endoscopy as a UGI referral. However, following discussions with information department, these patients requiring upper and lower endoscopy are now being split between LGI and UGI.176148137146164149196190189197182174188
Lung185205217190189206225195196173203172176
Sarcoma461513711851411109
Skin244258309334277311358355355321375408355
Brain/Central Nervous System12110210000020
Breast254270288294272298281294330303312302293
Gynaecological92869491110103111118107128124117108
Urological402369397400445447443389477392414384398
Haematological44505252445766448248575878
Acute Leukaemia0121062214121
Children's cancerIncludes all patients under 16 years of age at date of first definitive treatment.3110210200000
OtherIncludes all other cancers not mentioned above.27213335192731263025283333

Metadata

Title

Quarterly Cancer Waiting Times USC (Quarter Ending December 2009 onwards)

Last update

17 May 2018 17 May 2018

Next update

23 August 2018

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Cancer waiting times data, Welsh Local Health Boards

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

The patients shown here are those treated via the urgent route. The national target for these patients is:
at least 95 per cent of patients newly diagnosed with cancer, via the urgent suspected cancer route will start definitive treatment within 62 days of receipt of referral.

This table includes information on the number of urgent suspected cancer patients referred from primary care and confirmed urgent by the specialist. Not all of these patients will go on to have treatment, as further tests might show that they do not have cancer. This information has been included to provide additional contextual information for users to aid understanding on the performance of the health service in Wales.

Data collection and calculation

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Frequency of publication

Quarterly

Data reference periods

Quarter ending December 2009 onwards

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink. Prior to November 2017, one site in Betsi Cadwaladr reported all patients being referred for an upper and lower endoscopy as a UGI referral. However, following discussions with information department, these patients requiring upper and lower endoscopy are now being split between LGI and UGI.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have informed us that some of the historical figures they have provided for the number of patients confirmed as urgent suspected cancer may not be accurate. Specifically, figures for the upper and lower gastrointestinal tumour sites have been underreported prior to April 2015.

Weblinks

The most recent statistical release can be found on the following weblink:
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/nhs-cancer-waiting-times/?lang=en

Keywords

cancer; waiting times; health

Name

Hlth0048