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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% 186,364 186,120 90 95 33 26
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 92.6% 8,350 7,735 169 278 93 75
Breast Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 41,424 41,349 21 36 16 2
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 91.7% 1,696 1,556 42 62 16 20
Children's Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 100.0% 822 822 0 0 0 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 96.4% 55 53 1 0 0 1
Lung Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 100.0% 8,036 8,033 0 0 1 2
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 91.4% 373 341 4 20 7 1
Haematological malignancies including leukaemia Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 1,519 1,517 0 1 1 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 89.0% 82 73 1 5 1 2
Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 18,609 18,576 17 12 0 4
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 92.9% 789 733 9 32 12 3
Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 29,548 29,508 17 18 1 4
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 92.9% 1,248 1,159 33 34 10 12
Skin Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 33,494 33,461 11 10 5 7
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 93.6% 1,808 1,693 30 51 17 17
Gynaecological Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 15,642 15,629 7 3 1 2
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 92.6% 635 588 13 23 6 5
Brain/Central Nervous System Tumours Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.6% 830 827 1 0 0 2
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 94.6% 37 35 1 1 0 0
Urological Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 20,439 20,414 12 10 2 1
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 91.7% 881 808 17 31 16 9
Head and Neck Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 14,712 14,697 4 4 5 2
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 93.8% 674 632 15 17 7 3
Sarcomas Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.9% 673 672 0 1 0 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 92.9% 42 39 0 1 1 1
Other Cancers Urgent referrals received within 24 hours 99.8% 616 615 0 0 1 0
Urgent referrals not received within 24 hours 83.3% 30 25 3 1 0 1

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Quarter 1 2008/2009