Cancer waiting times: patients starting treatment via and not via the urgent suspected cancer pathway, Wales, April 2005 to November 2020

Data values	Data description	Date
657	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2017
613	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2017
637	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2017
703	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2017
532	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2017
620	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2018
593	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2018
631	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2018
560	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2018
686	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2018
661	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2018
724	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2018
715	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2018
665	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2018
794	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2018
739	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2018
642	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2018
680	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2019
674	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2019
648	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2019
674	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2019
721	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2019
656	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2019
751	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2019
717	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2019
663	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2019
724	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2019
635	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2019
676	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2019
690	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2020
677	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2020
810	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2020
599	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2020
439	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2020
596	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2020
652	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2020
623	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2020
685	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2020
741	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2020
764	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2020
74.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2005
72.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2005
68.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2005
67.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2005
68.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2005
63.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2005
61.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2005
60.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2005
65.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2005
64.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2006
62.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2006
62.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2006
70.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2006
69.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2006
70.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2006
74.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2006
70.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2006
72.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2006
73.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2006
74.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2006
80.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2006
81.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2007
83.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2007
92.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2007
91.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2007
90.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2007
90.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2007
92.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2007
92.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2007
93.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2007
92.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2007
94.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2007
94.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2007
96.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2008
97.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2008
98.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2008
97.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2008
96.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2008
96.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2008
94.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2008
96.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2008
92.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2008
94.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2008
95.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2008
92.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2008
92.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2009
92.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2009
93.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2009
94.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2009
91.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2009
91.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2009
92.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2009
89.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2009
89.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2009
88.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2009
94.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2009
93.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2009
91.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2010
89.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2010
91.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2010

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Main information

• Most recent update: 26 September 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: No specific source from data provider

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  All percentages have been 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 who have started definitive treatment during the month.

• Data collection or calculation:

  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

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