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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 sites1,8441,9072,1042,1752,0022,0512,1312,0352,177
All sitesAll published tumour sitesHead and neck102911051219710599126104
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.103127122124120117107124129
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.188193185210187215220198211
Lung176187186176173182189175206
SarcomaThere has been an increase in urgent suspected cancer referrals for sarcoma at Swansea Bay health board in April 2019. Prior to April 2019, urgent suspected cancer referrals for sarcoma at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg health board were included under ‘other’ or ‘skin’. From April 2019, they have all been recorded under sarcoma by Swansea Bay, hence the increase.91114101115151319
Skin355312381397364411416388400
Brain/Central Nervous System000013000
Breast293313348358318341332356349
Gynaecological108121154159143116118106146
Urological398473528540488461539465535
Haematological785047476352605557
Acute Leukaemia121044412
Children's cancerIncludes all patients under 16 years of age at date of first definitive treatment.000112000
OtherIncludes all other cancers not mentioned above.332733323227322819

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

Archived – No longer updated. Archived – No longer updated.

Next update

Archived – No longer updated.

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

Keywords

cancer; waiting times; health

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

No longer updated

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:
https://gov.wales/nhs-cancer-waiting-times

Name

Hlth0048