In November 2020, 87 percent of patients with suspected cancer in England were seen by a specialist within fourteen days of a referral by a GP, lower than the NHS operational standard that 93 percent of patients should be seen within this timeframe. Since January 2018, the NHS waiting time target for cancer referral has only been met six times.
Share of individuals with suspected cancer seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by month
Characteristic
Share seen within 14 days
Jan 10
93.7%
Feb 10
96.55%
Mar 10
96.25%
Apr 10
95.31%
May 10
95.93%
Jun 10
95.17%
Jul 10
95.18%
Aug 10
94.73%
Sep 10
94.98%
Oct 10
95.69%
Nov 10
96.23%
Dec 10
94.57%
Jan 11
95.03%
Feb 11
96.77%
Mar 11
96.18%
Apr 11
96.05%
May 11
95.01%
Jun 11
95.29%
Jul 11
95.68%
Aug 11
95.72%
Sep 11
95.55%
Oct 11
96.03%
Nov 11
96.23%
Dec 11
96.38%
Jan 12
96.06%
Feb 12
96.49%
Mar 12
96.23%
Apr 12
94.56%
May 12
95.91%
Jun 12
94.9%
Jul 12
95.5%
Aug 12
95.29%
Sep 12
95.44%
Oct 12
95.71%
Nov 12
95.69%
Dec 12
96.19%
Jan 13
94.72%
Feb 13
96.3%
Mar 13
96.12%
Apr 13
95.26%
May 13
95.75%
Jun 13
95.46%
Jul 13
95.67%
Aug 13
94.92%
Sep 13
95.08%
Oct 13
95.66%
Nov 13
95.54%
Dec 13
95.55%
Jan 14
93.93%
Feb 14
95.87%
Mar 14
95.34%
Apr 14
93.47%
May 14
93.59%
Jun 14
93.49%
Jul 14
94.02%
Aug 14
93.04%
Sep 14
93.89%
Oct 14
94.63%
Nov 14
94.72%
Dec 14
94.86%
Jan 15
93.89%
Feb 15
95.57%
Mar 15
94.5%
Apr 15
92.66%
May 15
94.32%
Jun 15
94.09%
Jul 15
93.91%
Aug 15
93.18%
Sep 15
93.32%
Oct 15
94.73%
Nov 15
94.75%
Dec 15
94.83%
Jan 16
93.55%
Feb 16
95.41%
Mar 16
94.87%
Apr 16
93.04%
May 16
94.02%
Jun 16
93.86%
Jul 16
94.38%
Aug 16
93.96%
Sep 16
94.11%
Oct 16
94.84%
Nov 16
95.14%
Dec 16
95.46%
Jan 17
93.98%
Feb 17
95.42%
Mar 17
94.74%
Apr 17
92.82%
May 17
94%
Jun 17
94.09%
Jul 17
94.05%
Aug 17
93.56%
Sep 17
93.96%
Oct 17
94.73%
Nov 17
95.14%
Dec 17
94.84%
Jan 18
93.84%
Feb 18
95.21%
Mar 18
93.2%
Apr 18
90.83%
May 18
92.15%
Jun 18
91.11%
Jul 18
91.95%
Aug 18
91.67%
Sep 18
91.19%
Oct 18
92.28%
Nov 18
92.48%
Dec 18
93.68%
Jan 19
91.67%
Feb 19
93.43%
Mar 19
91.78%
Apr 19
89.75%
May 19
90.8%
Jun 19
90.08%
Jul 19
90.92%
Aug 19
89.41%
Sep 19
90.1%
Oct 19
91.37%
Nov 19
91.33%
Dec 19
91.83%
Jan 20
90.08%
Feb 20
92.61%
Mar 20
91.86%
Apr 20
88.08%
May 20
94.2%
Jun 20
92.49%
Jul 20
90.38%
Aug 20
87.65%
Sep 20
86.14%
Oct 20
87.88%
Nov 20
87%
Dec 20
87.54%
Jan 21
83.39%
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NHS Digital. (April 6, 2021). Share of individuals with suspected cancer seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by month [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070935/england-monthly-waiting-times-for-suspected-cancer/
NHS Digital. "Share of individuals with suspected cancer seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by month." Chart. April 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070935/england-monthly-waiting-times-for-suspected-cancer/
NHS Digital. (2021). Share of individuals with suspected cancer seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by month. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070935/england-monthly-waiting-times-for-suspected-cancer/
NHS Digital. "Share of Individuals with Suspected Cancer Seen by a Specialist within Two Weeks of Gp Referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by Month." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070935/england-monthly-waiting-times-for-suspected-cancer/
NHS Digital, Share of individuals with suspected cancer seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by month Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070935/england-monthly-waiting-times-for-suspected-cancer/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of individuals with suspected cancer seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral in England from 2010 to 2021, by month [Graph], NHS Digital, April 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070935/england-monthly-waiting-times-for-suspected-cancer/
