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

Data values	Data description	Date	local health board	tumour site	sex	age group
333	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
203	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
275	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
165	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
231	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
167	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,491	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
367	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
223	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
281	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
166	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
215	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
239	patients starting treatment	July 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,446	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
319	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
245	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
321	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
148	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
206	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
207	patients starting treatment	August 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,447	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
326	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
232	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
300	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
183	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
197	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
209	patients starting treatment	September 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,585	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
346	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
240	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
305	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
204	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
244	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
246	patients starting treatment	October 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,383	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
308	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
200	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
265	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
168	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
227	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
215	patients starting treatment	November 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,429	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
289	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
223	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
295	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
181	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
241	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
200	patients starting treatment	December 2019	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,485	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
308	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
234	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
315	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
197	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
217	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
214	patients starting treatment	January 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,381	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
285	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
227	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
306	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
174	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
200	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
189	patients starting treatment	February 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,692	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
415	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
244	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
347	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
190	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
258	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
238	patients starting treatment	March 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,240	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
316	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
185	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
203	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
164	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
224	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
148	patients starting treatment	April 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
925	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
222	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
146	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
188	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
96	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
137	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
136	patients starting treatment	May 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,172	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
289	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
164	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
227	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
143	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
187	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
162	patients starting treatment	June 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,239	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
260	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
202	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Hywel Dda	All sites	Total	Total
268	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Aneurin Bevan	All sites	Total	Total
170	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Cardiff & Vale	All sites	Total	Total
182	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Cwm Taf Morgannwg	All sites	Total	Total
157	patients starting treatment	July 2020	Swansea Bay	All sites	Total	Total
1,186	patients starting treatment	August 2020	Wales	All sites	Total	Total
263	patients starting treatment	August 2020	Betsi Cadwaladr	All sites	Total	Total
1,374	patients starting treatment	June 2019	Wales	All sites	Total	Total

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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.

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

Published by

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

Metadata

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