Cancer: Greater London
(asked on 13th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS cancer patients in north-east London have waited longer than (a) 62 days, (b) three months, (c) four months, (d) six months and (e) 12 months for treatment in each of the last three years.
The following table shows the number of patients who received a cancer treatment following an urgent referral for cancer in North East London, how many patients who received their first cancer treatment within 62-days wait from a general practitioner (GP) urgent referral (within the standard) in North East London, and how many patients who received their first cancer treatment after 62-days from GP urgent referral (outside of the standard) within North East London, within the last three full years data that is available.
Year | Total | Within 62-day Standard | Outside 62-day Standard | Performance Rate |
2020/21 | 2,723 | 2,094 | 629 | 76.9% |
2021/22 | 3,290 | 2,457 | 833 | 74.7% |
2022/23 | 3,348 | 2,206 | 1,142 | 65.9% |
The breakdown of data outside 62 days in not held centrally.