62-Day Wait for First Treatment – All Cancers
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage that meet the Standard: Maximum two months (62 days) from receipt of an urgent referral for urgent suspected cancer or breast symptomatic referral, or urgent screening referral or consultant upgrade to First Definitive Treatment of cancer.
Numerator
Number of patients treated within 62 days within the period following an urgent General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner referral for suspected cancer.
Denominator
Total number of patients treated within the period following an urgent General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner referral for suspected cancer.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By tumour group; treatment group and treatment type.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set requires the submission of data to monitor NHS providers' compliance with the government's operational standards for ensuring that cancer services (diagnosis and treatment) are delivered to patients in a timely manner. Providers are asked to submit data on a monthly basis.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
NHS Cancer Waiting Times website.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-collections/cancerwaitingtimescwt/report-guidance National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Dataset Guidance: www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PRN00654-national-cancer-waiting-times-monitoring-dataset-guidance-v12.pdf digital.nhs.uk/binaries/content/assets/website-assets/data-and-information/data-collections/cancer-waiting-times/cwt-guidance-v111april2023final-for-publishing.pdf