Cancer Detection Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS): GP Practices
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of new cancer cases treated (Detection rate: % of which resulted from a two week wait (TWW) referral).
Numerator
The number of patients recorded by GP practices as having a 2 week cancer referral in the year of interest who were subsequently diagnosed as having cancer.
Denominator
The number of patients who have a date of first treatment in the year of interest recorded on the cancer waiting times system.
Exclusions
Practices with 4 or less in the denominator are suppressed.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
GP Practice Profile, Public Health England
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Allen et al. Association between regulator inspection and ratings on primary care prescribing: an observational study in England 2014 to 2019
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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