Historic cancer waiting times: patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer pathway, October 2009 to November 2020

Data values	Data description	Date	local health board	tumour site
340	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Total
10	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Head and neck
12	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Upper Gastrointestinal
18	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Lower Gastrointestinal
40	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Lung
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Sarcoma
52	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Brain/Central Nervous System
75	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Breast
21	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Gynaecological
92	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Urological
7	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Haematological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Acute Leukaemia
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Children's cancer
9	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Wales	Other
102	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Total
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Head and neck
8	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Upper Gastrointestinal
8	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Lower Gastrointestinal
10	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Lung
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Sarcoma
7	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Brain/Central Nervous System
21	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Breast
7	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Gynaecological
30	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Urological
4	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Haematological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Acute Leukaemia
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Children's cancer
4	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Betsi Cadwaladr	Other
42	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Total
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Head and neck
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Upper Gastrointestinal
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Lower Gastrointestinal
7	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Lung
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Sarcoma
4	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Brain/Central Nervous System
13	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Breast
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Gynaecological
9	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Urological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Haematological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Acute Leukaemia
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Children's cancer
2	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Hywel Dda	Other
59	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Total
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Head and neck
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Upper Gastrointestinal
5	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Lower Gastrointestinal
6	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Lung
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Sarcoma
16	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Brain/Central Nervous System
9	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Breast
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Gynaecological
10	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Urological
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Haematological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Acute Leukaemia
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Children's cancer
2	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	Other
29	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Total
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Head and neck
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Upper Gastrointestinal
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Lower Gastrointestinal
9	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Lung
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Sarcoma
2	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Brain/Central Nervous System
6	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Breast
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Gynaecological
6	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Urological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Haematological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Acute Leukaemia
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Children's cancer
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cwm Taf	Other
49	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Total
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Head and neck
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Upper Gastrointestinal
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Lower Gastrointestinal
3	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Lung
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Sarcoma
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Brain/Central Nervous System
18	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Breast
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Gynaecological
25	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Urological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Haematological
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Acute Leukaemia
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Children's cancer
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Aneurin Bevan	Other
59	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Total
4	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Head and neck
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Upper Gastrointestinal
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Lower Gastrointestinal
5	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Lung
1	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Sarcoma
22	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Skin
0	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Brain/Central Nervous System
8	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Breast
4	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009	Cardiff and Vale	Gynaecological

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Main information

• Most recent update: 23 October 2025
• Next update expected: This dataset is not expected to be updated or replaced in the future
• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Trusts and Local Health Boards
• Data source: Cancer waiting times data

Data notes

• Revisions:
  • 23 October 2025
  • 26 September 2025
• Rounding applied:

  percentages are rounded to one decimal place

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Historical information on cancer waiting times, reported by local health boards, for those patients newly diagnosed with cancer via the urgent suspected cancer pathway route who have started definitive treatment during the month.

  This data includes patients referred from primary care (e.g. by a GP) to a hospital as urgent with suspected cancer, which was then confirmed as urgent by the consultant or a designated member of the multi disciplinary team (MDT). The historic standards stated that all patients newly diagnosed with cancer via the Urgent Suspected Cancer route should have started definitive treatment within 62 days of receipt of referral at the hospital.

• Data collection or calculation:

  Cancer data related to the urgent and non-urgent pathways and was collected by Welsh Government through aggregated data collection forms. Data collection via this method ceased for closed pathways after the urgent and non-urgent pathways were retired in November 2020.

  From February 2021, data is only published for the suspected cancer pathway. Targets for the urgent and not via the urgent pathway have ceased and no new data will be collected or published for these pathways. The patients shown here are those treated via the non urgent route. The national target for these patients is: at least 98 per cent of patients newly diagnosed with cancer, not via the urgent route will start definitive treatment within 31 days of diagnosis (regardless of the referral route). Care should be taken when interpreting percentages, especially when dealing with small numbers.

• Statistical quality:

  Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

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

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

Metadata

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