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

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Data valuesData descriptionDatelocal health boardtumour site
2,220patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Swansea BayAll sites
25patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022PowysAll sites
1,597patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
2,602patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
4,214patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
3,132patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
1,635patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
2,972patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
1,838patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
1,737patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
3,035patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
15,590patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022WalesAll sites
3,173patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
11,702patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022WalesAll sites
28patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022PowysAll sites
2,727patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
15,161patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022WalesAll sites
1,694patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
16,548patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022WalesAll sites
3,255patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
4,447patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
3,125patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
4,323patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
1,668patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
1,782patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
2,258patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Swansea BayAll sites
1,694patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
2,746patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
1,674patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
2,195patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Swansea BayAll sites
1,426patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
13,695patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022WalesAll sites
2,665patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
1,543patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
1,481patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
1,900patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Swansea BayAll sites
4,098patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
38patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022PowysAll sites
2,656patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
2,106patients newly suspected of cancerJuly 2022Swansea BayAll sites
4,543patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
1,656patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
2,394patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Swansea BayAll sites
15,914patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022WalesAll sites
4,404patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
1,749patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
1,828patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
15,566patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022WalesAll sites
1,929patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Swansea BayAll sites
26patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022PowysAll sites
13,055patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022WalesAll sites
2,959patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
1,680patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
2,576patients newly suspected of cancerOctober 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
3,696patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
34patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022PowysAll sites
35patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021PowysAll sites
4,348patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
1,408patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Cardiff & ValeAll sites
14,304patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022WalesAll sites
2,606patients newly suspected of cancerNovember 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
2,090patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022Swansea BayAll sites
1,401patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Hywel DdaAll sites
1,514patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
3,105patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
2,659patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
11,932patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021WalesAll sites
1,490patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
2,929patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
3,611patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
13,676patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022WalesAll sites
2,253patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
2,465patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Aneurin BevanAll sites
2,478patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
26patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022PowysAll sites
1,754patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
2,462patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
3,761patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
2,317patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
26patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022PowysAll sites
15,418patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022WalesAll sites
1,690patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Swansea BayAll sites
1,733patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Swansea BayAll sites
1,608patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
24patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022PowysAll sites
1,529patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Swansea BayAll sites
2,714patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
2,838patients newly suspected of cancerAugust 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
1,714patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
1,650patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022Swansea BayAll sites
2,201patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2021Aneurin BevanAll sites
15,835patients newly suspected of cancerMay 2022WalesAll sites
34patients newly suspected of cancerSeptember 2022PowysAll sites
28patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022PowysAll sites
2,547patients newly suspected of cancerJanuary 2022Cwm Taf MorgannwgAll sites
20patients newly suspected of cancerApril 2022PowysAll sites
30patients newly suspected of cancerMarch 2022PowysAll sites
3,993patients newly suspected of cancerJune 2022Betsi CadwaladrAll sites
1,577patients newly suspected of cancerFebruary 2022Cardiff & ValeAll sites
1,280patients newly suspected of cancerDecember 2022Hywel DdaAll sites
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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.

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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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