Cancer waiting times: newly opened suspected cancer pathways, December 2021 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionDatelocal health boardtumour site
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2023WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2023Aneurin BevanUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023Swansea BayAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2023Cwm Taf MorgannwgChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2023Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Hywel DdaChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022Swansea BayChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023Cwm Taf MorgannwgChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2023Swansea BayAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2023Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2023Aneurin BevanChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2023PowysGynaecological
1patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Aneurin BevanChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Aneurin BevanAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022PowysSkin
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022Cardiff & ValeBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023PowysGynaecological
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023Cwm Taf MorgannwgSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2023PowysGynaecological
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2023Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022PowysSkin
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2023Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2023PowysLower Gastrointestinal
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2023PowysSkin
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Hywel DdaChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022WalesUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022PowysUrological
1patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Hywel DdaUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cardiff & ValeAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Aneurin BevanAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022PowysHead and neck
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022PowysGynaecological
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023PowysUrological
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2023Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Swansea BayAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Betsi CadwaladrSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Aneurin BevanChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022PowysUrological
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022PowysUrological
1patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2023WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022PowysHead and neck
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2023Cwm Taf MorgannwgBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Cardiff & ValeChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2023PowysSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022WalesUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Swansea BayAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Hywel DdaChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Aneurin BevanChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Aneurin BevanUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022PowysUpper Gastrointestinal
1patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022WalesAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Aneurin BevanUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Cardiff & ValeSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Cardiff & ValeOther
1patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Hywel DdaChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Swansea BayAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Cwm Taf MorgannwgBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Cardiff & ValeBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Betsi CadwaladrSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Aneurin BevanChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022PowysGynaecological
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Hywel DdaChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Swansea BayUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Cardiff & ValeBrain/Central Nervous System
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022PowysHead and neck
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Hywel DdaAcute leukaemia
1patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Hywel DdaSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022WalesUnknown
1patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Betsi CadwaladrSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Cardiff & ValeChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Betsi CadwaladrSarcoma
1patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Swansea BayChildren's
1patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022PowysGynaecological
1patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2023Cardiff & ValeBrain/Central Nervous System
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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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stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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