Cancer: Invasive Cancer Diagnosed via Emergency Routes
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of invasive cases of cancer diagnosed via an emergency route.
Numerator
Number in the denominator with an emergency method of admission.
Denominator
Number of first inpatient admissions having a diagnostic code indicating a presentation of cancer (ICD-10 C00-97, D05).
Exclusions
Numerator and denominator: Persons with a prior registration or prior admission of cancer of a similar type. For further detail, see the NHS England (2023) Methodology and comparison of results using the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) Cancer Analysis System (CAS) Hospital Episodes Admitted Patient Care (HES-APC) and Datalake HES-APC data.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
NHS
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
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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Date Modified 02 December 2025