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
9,603	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	November 2020
764	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2020
91.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	November 2020
536	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2020
70.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2020
577	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	November 2020
630	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2020
73.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2020
600	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	October 2020
741	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2020
93.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	October 2020
546	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2020
9,891	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	October 2020
639	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2020
73.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2020
94.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	September 2020
504	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2020
9,867	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	September 2020
641	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	September 2020
681	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2020
685	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	September 2020
563	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2020
76.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2020
541	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	August 2020
8,571	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	August 2020
623	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	August 2020
474	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	August 2020
96.1	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	August 2020
81.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2020
587	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2020
532	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	July 2020
652	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	July 2020
554	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	July 2020
9,736	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	July 2020
94.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	July 2020
466	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2020
78.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	June 2020
95.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	June 2020
547	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	June 2020
8,048	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	June 2020
596	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2020
576	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	June 2020
341	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2020
439	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2020
5,679	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	May 2020
96.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	May 2020
468	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	May 2020
486	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	May 2020
77.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	May 2020
599	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2020
97.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	April 2020
641	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	April 2020
3,587	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	April 2020
75.3	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2020
622	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	April 2020
451	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	April 2020
638	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2020
846	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	March 2020
78.8	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	March 2020
810	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2020
7,041	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	March 2020
95.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	March 2020
882	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	March 2020
97.2	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	February 2020
677	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2020
525	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2020
77.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	February 2020
9,472	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	February 2020
684	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	February 2020
704	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	February 2020
545	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2020
79.0	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	January 2020
94.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	January 2020
795	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2020
752	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	January 2020
690	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	January 2020
10,775	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	January 2020
545	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2019
753	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2019
676	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	December 2019
96.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	December 2019
80.6	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	December 2019
8,505	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	December 2019
727	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	December 2019
94.7	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	November 2019
511	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2019
80.5	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	November 2019
9,906	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	November 2019
708	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	November 2019
748	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2019
635	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	November 2019
861	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2019
96.9	Percentage of patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	October 2019
11,200	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	October 2019
589	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2019
834	Patients starting treatment not via the urgent suspected cancer route within 31 days	October 2019
81.4	Percentage of patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	October 2019
724	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route	October 2019
532	Patients starting treatment via the urgent suspected cancer route within 62 days	September 2019
10,111	Total number of urgent suspected cancer referrals received and confirmed urgent by the specialist	September 2019

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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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