Cancer waiting times: patients starting treatment and patients informed they do not have cancer, June 2019 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionDatelocal health boardtumour sitesexage group
62.6The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
167patients starting treatmentJune 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
165patients starting treatmentJune 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
333patients starting treatmentJune 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
64.9The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
231patients starting treatmentJune 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
1,374patients starting treatmentJune 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
60.0The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
61.5The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
203patients starting treatmentJune 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
60.2The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
275patients starting treatmentJune 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
72.4The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
53.9The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
139patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
216patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
860patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
169patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
90patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
99patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
147patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)June 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
916patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
249patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
138patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
138patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
131patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
87patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
173patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
61.9The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
281patients starting treatmentJuly 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
1,491patients starting treatmentJuly 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
61.6The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
166patients starting treatmentJuly 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
61.4The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
215patients starting treatmentJuly 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
67.8The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
54.8The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
367patients starting treatmentJuly 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
223patients starting treatmentJuly 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
52.4The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
64.2The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
239patients starting treatmentJuly 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
321patients starting treatmentAugust 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
319patients starting treatmentAugust 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
61.2The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
49.8The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
206patients starting treatmentAugust 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
62.2The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
207patients starting treatmentAugust 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
1,446patients starting treatmentAugust 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
63.7The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
61.1The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
148patients starting treatmentAugust 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
70.3The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
67.1The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
245patients starting treatmentAugust 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
126patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
103patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
214patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
104patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
156patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
196patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
899patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)August 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
123patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
112patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
204patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
117patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
134patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
183patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
873patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
232patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
1,447patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
209patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
197patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
183patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
57.8The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
63.9The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
62.4The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
61.0The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
60.3The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
300patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
53.6The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
326patients starting treatmentSeptember 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
62.6The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)September 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
240patients starting treatmentOctober 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
346patients starting treatmentOctober 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
59.8The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
305patients starting treatmentOctober 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
1,585patients starting treatmentOctober 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
204patients starting treatmentOctober 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
62.1The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Hywel DdaAll sitesTotalTotal
59.0The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
246patients starting treatmentOctober 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
59.6The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019WalesAll sitesTotalTotal
59.8The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Betsi CadwaladrAll sitesTotalTotal
66.2The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Cardiff & ValeAll sitesTotalTotal
244patients starting treatmentOctober 2019Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sitesTotalTotal
52.0The percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment in the month within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
128patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Swansea BayAll sitesTotalTotal
180patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)October 2019Aneurin BevanAll sitesTotalTotal
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Main information

Most recent update
26 September 2025
Next update expected
23 October 2025
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
Suspected Cancer Pathway (SCP)

Data notes

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Under the suspected cancer pathway, a pathway starts at the point of suspicion (for example when a GP makes a referral) and this is when the recorded waiting time starts. A pathway is closed, and their waiting time ends, when the patient starts their first definitive treatment, is downgraded (told they do not have cancer), chooses not to have treatment or if the patient dies. This data measures activity through the number of pathways opened following a suspicion of cancer. Note that a patient may be on more than one pathway.

Data collection or calculation

Open pathway data collected through the NDR method is broadly similar to the previous aggregate data collection, however direct comparisons should not be made between the two sources because the previous method is known to contain many duplicate pathways. This means that the number of pathways opened in months prior to December 2021 should not be directly compared to data from December 2021 onwards.

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Statistical quality

Suspected cancer pathway data is measured by patient pathways rather than unique patients. This is because a single patient can have multiple cancer pathways opened if cancer is suspected in more than one tumour site. When quality assuring open pathway data for October, November and December 2021, it was estimated that the number of pathways opened is approximately 2-3% higher than the number of unique patients who were suspected of having cancer. Open pathway data collected through the NDR method is broadly similar to the previous aggregate data collection, however direct comparisons should not be made between the two sources because the previous method is known to contain many duplicate pathways. This means that the number of pathways opened in months prior to December 2021 should not be directly compared to data from December 2021 onwards.

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