Cancer waiting times: patients starting treatment via and not via the urgent suspected cancer pathway, Wales, April 2005 to November 2020

Data values	Data description	Date
748	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2014
830	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2014
906	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2014
818	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2014
786	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2014
722	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2015
725	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2015
844	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2015
757	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2015
729	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2015
791	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2015
783	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2015
721	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2015
831	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2015
845	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2015
803	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2015
849	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2015
820	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2016
785	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2016
799	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2016
821	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2016
808	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2016
846	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2016
751	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2016
808	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2016
842	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2016
846	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2016
810	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2016
734	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2016
843	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2017
676	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2017
862	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2017
635	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2017
788	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2017
814	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2017
812	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2017
756	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2017
788	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2017
803	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2017
861	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2017
695	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2017
821	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2018
714	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2018
766	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2018
747	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2018
837	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2018
781	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2018
797	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2018
748	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2018
727	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2018
900	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2018
857	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2018
630	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2018
897	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2019
733	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2019
749	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2019
715	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2019
746	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2019
718	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2019
740	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2019
729	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2019
784	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2019
861	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2019
748	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2019
753	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2019
795	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2020
704	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2020
882	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2020
641	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2020
486	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2020
576	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2020
587	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2020
563	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2020
681	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2020
639	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2020
630	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2020
86.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	April 2005
85.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	May 2005
86.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	June 2005
87.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	July 2005
87.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	August 2005
87.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	September 2005
88.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	October 2005
88.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	November 2005
90.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	December 2005
84.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	January 2006
87.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	February 2006
87.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	March 2006
90.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	April 2006
90.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	May 2006
89.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	June 2006
92.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	July 2006
92.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	August 2006
92.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	September 2006
94.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	October 2006
94.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	November 2006
95.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	December 2006
94.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	January 2007
97.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	February 2007
96.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	March 2007

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Main information

• Most recent update: 26 September 2025
• Next update expected: This dataset is not expected to be updated or replaced in the future
• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Trusts and Local Health Boards
• Data source: No specific source from data provider

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  All percentages have been rounded to one decimal place

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Historical information on cancer waiting times, reported by local health boards, for those patients newly diagnosed with cancer who have started definitive treatment during the month.

• Data collection or calculation:

  From February 2021, data is only published for the suspected cancer pathway. Targets for the urgent and not via the urgent pathway have ceased and no new data will be collected or published for these pathways. The patients shown here are those treated via the non urgent route. The national target for these patients is: at least 98 per cent of patients newly diagnosed with cancer, not via the urgent route will start definitive treatment within 31 days of diagnosis (regardless of the referral route). Care should be taken when interpreting percentages, especially when dealing with small numbers.

• Statistical quality:

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

• Related reports:
  • NHS activity and performance summary, statistical release
  • NHS activity and performance summary: quality report
  • Suspected cancer pathway: quality report

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• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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