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NECN Urological NSSG Audit of Waiting Times for Urological Cancer Patients in NECN April 2010 – March 2011. The scope of the audit :.
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NECN Urological NSSGAudit of Waiting Times for Urological Cancer Patients in NECNApril 2010 – March 2011
The scope of the audit : • The purpose of this audit was to determine how long patients wait for each part of the patient pathway from referral to treatment in NECN and to assess the degree of variation between different trusts in the Network.
Key Findings • A total of 8,678 2WW referrals seen in trusts in NECN during 2010/11 (incl Testicular) • A total of 84,124 wait days; an average wait of 9.7 days across NECN per referral • 2,997 First Treatments • 1578 patients treated following urgent referral • 72,915 wait days – average 46.2 days
Conclusion • Average waits in all trusts are below the maximum waits stipulated in cancer waiting times targets • This analysis shows apparent variation in average waits between individual trusts, although no account is taken of casemix and therefore real variation cannot be confirmed.
Recommendations • The Urological NSSG should consider the results of this audit and agree actions and further analysis as necessary • Further analyses should be carried out including breakdown to sub-specialty groups (done) • Regular audit of this activity to measure ongoing impact of interventions