Version: 1.0.5 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 2 days ago
National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set
Dataset
Summary
Type:
- Collections
- Information standards
Effective From:
02 April 2020
Applies To:
- NHS Providers delivering cancer outpatient, cancer screening/treatment services.
- Contracted independent sector providers.
Impacts On:
Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems
suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with
their customers to determine necessary changes. Clinical Commissioning Groups
and Cancer Alliances will have to update working practices which monitor and
manage timed pathways of care for cancer patients locally and regionally.
Conformance Date:
02 December 2020
Topics:
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Reference data
Care Settings:
Hospital
Documentation
Description:
In particular the data is used to help:
- monitor timed pathways of care for cancer patients
- manage pathways of care for cancer patients
- performance manage elective services for cancer patients
- report against the requirements of the NHS OperatingFramework for cancer waiting times
- support the right to access cancer services within the NHSConstitution
- produce national, official and local statistics for cancer patients
- support investment planning for cancer services.
The National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set is managed by NHS England.
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Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue