Patients Waiting 18 Weeks or Less From Referral to Hospital Treatment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients waiting to start non-emergency consultant-led treatment who were waiting 18 weeks or less at the end of the reporting period.
Numerator
Number of incomplete pathways at or within 18 weeks at the end of the reporting period.
Denominator
Total number of incomplete pathways at the end of the reporting period.
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 on www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/
Technical Specifications
Technical annex page 122 www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NHSOF-CCG-Measures-Technical-Annex-1920-v1.5.pdf