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
546	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2016
553	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2016
534	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2016
528	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2016
499	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2016
594	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2017
512	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2017
636	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2017
502	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2017
544	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2017
537	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2017
549	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2017
574	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2017
524	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2017
557	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2017
634	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2017
464	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2017
529	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2018
516	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2018
560	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2018
479	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2018
576	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2018
568	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2018
619	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2018
622	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2018
560	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2018
688	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2018
630	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2018
564	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2018
581	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2019
574	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2019
557	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2019
572	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2019
574	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2019
521	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2019
599	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2019
586	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2019
532	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2019
589	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2019
511	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2019
545	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2019
545	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2020
525	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2020
638	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2020
451	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2020
341	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2020
466	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2020
532	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2020
474	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2020
504	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2020
546	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2020
536	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2020
274	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2005
258	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2005
286	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2005
322	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2005
309	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2005
273	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2005
241	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2005
290	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2005
262	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2005
272	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2006
247	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2006
289	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2006
268	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2006
289	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2006
322	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2006
341	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2006
323	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2006
315	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2006
371	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2006
359	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2006
322	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2006
376	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2007
325	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2007
337	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2007
321	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2007
385	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2007
376	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2007
380	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2007
392	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2007
364	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2007
389	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2007
385	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2007
326	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2007
363	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2008
377	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2008
367	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2008
342	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2008
346	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2008
404	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2008
414	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2008
338	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2008
415	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2008
434	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2008
420	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2008
391	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2008
410	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2009
389	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2009
409	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2009

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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

Published by

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

Metadata

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