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England Summary

Cancer Site Part % Compliance
with the two week
standard		 Total referrals seen during the quarter Number of patients seen during the quarter by a specialist within 14 days of the decision to refer by their GP Number of patients seen during the quarter by a specialist after 14 days of the decision to refer by their GP
Seen 15 to 16 days Seen 17 to 21 days Seen 22 to 28 days Seen after 28 days
All Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 134,828 134,688 55 45 21 19
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 90.3% 7,227 6,527 177 283 112 128
Breast Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 33,089 33,071 7 6 3 2
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 91.7% 1,744 1,599 36 69 20 20
Children's Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 573 572 1 0 0 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 85.7% 42 36 1 4 0 1
Lung Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 6,356 6,352 1 0 2 1
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 93.2% 311 290 7 9 3 2
Haematological malignancies including leukaemia Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 1,086 1,084 0 1 1 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 88.1% 84 74 2 5 1 2
Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 14,952 14,931 10 8 3 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 90.6% 725 657 19 34 7 8
Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 22,655 22,625 13 7 3 7
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 90.7% 1,163 1,055 34 37 15 22
Skin Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 17,444 17,428 6 4 3 3
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 89.1% 1,003 894 27 38 16 28
Gynaecological Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 100.0% 10,994 10,989 1 3 0 1
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 91.0% 622 566 14 19 11 12
Brain/Central Nervous System Tumours Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 566 565 0 1 0 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 90.6% 32 29 1 2 0 0
Urological Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 15,429 15,402 14 8 4 1
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 87.9% 783 688 20 35 23 17
Head and Neck Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 10,596 10,581 2 7 2 4
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 89.0% 637 567 14 28 13 15
Sarcomas Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 100.0% 414 414 0 0 0 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 88.5% 26 23 1 1 1 0
Other Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 100.0% 674 674 0 0 0 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 89.1% 55 49 1 2 2 1

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Quarter 4 2005/2006