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NHS Cancer Waiting Times: Quarter Ending December 2009

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The latest National Statistics on Cancer Waiting times produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 3rd March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

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Statistics on Cancer waiting times include data for Welsh Local Health Boards for the quarter up to the end of December 2009. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 2nd December 2009.

The key points from the latest release are:

  • 92% of patients newly diagnosed with cancer via the Urgent Suspected Cancer route started definitive treatment within 2 months of receipt of referral at the hospital.
  • 99% of patients newly diagnosed with cancer not via the Urgent Suspected Cancer route started definitive treatment within 1 month of diagnosis.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

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E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

2 June 2010

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