Overall Size of the Referral to Treatment Waiting List
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The total number of incomplete Referral to Treatment pathways [the entire patient journey from receipt of a general practitioner (GP) referral, up to the point at which each patient is actually admitted to hospital for treatment] at the end of the reporting period.
Numerator
Sum of total number of incomplete pathways at the end of the reporting period.
Denominator
The target population is people with a GP referral who are awaiting admission to hospital for treatment (inferred).
Exclusions
Referral to Treatment pathways commissioned by non-English commissioners.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Patient Administration Systems submitted as aggregate monthly data to NHS England.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
NHS England monthly referral to treatment waiting times website.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
NHS Oversight Framework for 2019/20 www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-oversight-framework-for-2019-20/ NHS Oversight and Assessment www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/regulation/ccg-assess/ Reported at www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/
Technical Specifications
Technical annex page 124 www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NHSOF-CCG-Measures-Technical-Annex-1920-v1.5.pdf