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The scope of the audit :

NECN Breast NSSG Audit of Waiting Times for Breast Cancer Patients in NECN April 2010 – March 2011. The scope of the audit :.

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The scope of the audit :

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  1. NECN Breast NSSGAudit of Waiting Times for Breast Cancer Patients in NECNApril 2010 – March 2011

  2. 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.  • This audit does not include Acute Leukaemia cases – analysis of this cohort is available although numbers are small or can be added to this analysis.

  3. Key Findings • 13,666 2WW referrals for suspected breast cancer seen in trusts during 2010/11 • Average wait of 9.6 days per referral • 12,613 2WW referrals for breast symptoms • Average wait 10.7 days per referral • 2,643 First Treatments • 1450 patients treated following urgent referral • 47,829 wait days – average 33 days referral to treatment

  4. Source: CWT Database Open Exeter

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  10. 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.

  11. Recommendations • The Breast NSSG should consider the results of this audit and agree actions and further analysis as necessary • Further analyses should be carried out to provide further detail on apparent variation between trusts in the diagnostic phase of the pathway • Regular audit of this activity to measure ongoing impact of interventions

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