HC Deb 17 November 2003 vol 413 cc589-90W
Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the(a) average waiting time for an initial appointment to see a cancer specialist and (b) average time between initial referral and appropriate specialist treatment for cancer at York District Hospital was in each year since 1996–97. [135960]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not available in the format requested. The table shows the number of cancer patients treated within certain timeframes at York Hospitals National Health Service Trust.

Patients treated within 31 days of being urgently referred by their G (D) P with suspected cancer and subsequently diagnosed with cancer: York Hospitals NHS Trust
Quarter Cancer site Total patients treated Percentage treated within 31 days
2001–02 4 Children's Cancers 0 n/a
Testicular cancer 0 n/a
Acute Leukaemia 0 n/a
2002–03 1 Children's cancers 0 n/a
Testicular cancer 3 100.00
Acute Leukaemia 0 n/a
2002–03 2 Children's cancers 0 n/a
Testicular cancer 1 100.00
Acute Leukaemia 0 n/a
2002–03 3 Children's cancers 0 n/a
Testicular cancer 3 100.00
Acute Leukaemia 0 n/a
2002–03 4 Children's cancers 0 n/a
Testicular cancer 1 100.00
Acute Leukaemia 0 n/a
2003–04 1 Children's cancers 0 n/a
Testicular cancer 1 100.00
Acute Leukaemia 1 100.00

Patients treated within 31 days of being diagnosed with breast cancer: York Hospitals NHS Trust
Quarter Total patients treated Percentage treated within 31 days
2001–02 4 64 100.00
2002–03 1 70 100.00
2002–03 2 56 100.00
2002–03 3 48 100.00
2002–03 4 67 100.00
2003–04 1 62 100.00

Patients treated within 62 days of being urgently refered by their G(D)P with suspected cancer and subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer: York Hospitals NHS Trust
Quarter Total patients treated Percentage treated within 62 days
2003–04 1 25 100.00

Note:

Data were not collected prior to the dates in the tables.

Source:

Department of Health form QMCW.