- FoI Number
- 2023-141
- Subject
- Cancer Waiting Times
- Date Received
- 05/06/2023
- Request and Response
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- a) What is the longest waiting time been in each year since 2021 a patient has had to wait for a cancer screening?
NHS Scotland has three national screening programs, bowel, breast and cervical. Data for Shetland patients for the breast and cervical screening programmes is held by NHS Grampian. In line with rules for the Scottish Cancer Waiting Times Standards the maximum wait in days for a patient referred by bowel screening for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date was:
2021 54
2022 48
2023 40
b) What is the average time each year since 2021 a patient has had to wait for a cancer screening?
NHS Scotland has three national screening programs, bowel, breast and cervical. Data for Shetland patients for the breast and cervical screening programmes is held by NHS Grampian. In line with rules for the Scottish Cancer Waiting Times Standards the maximum wait in days for a patient referred by bowel screening for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date was:
2021 18
2022 19
2023 20
- a) What is the longest waiting time in each year since 2021 a patient has had to wait for cancer treatment to begin upon diagnosis?
NHS Scotland does not have a Cancer Waiting Times Standard for diagnosis to treatment. In line with the NHS Scotland’s 31 Day Standard from date of decision to treat to first treatment the longest wait for 2021, 2022 and Q1 2023 (the latest published data) was:
2021 27
2022 23
2023 23
b) What is the average waiting time in each year since 2021 a patient has had to wait for cancer treatment to begin upon diagnosis?
NHS Scotland does not have a Cancer Waiting Times Standard for diagnosis to treatment. In line with the NHS Scotland’s 31 Day Standard from date of decision to treat to first treatment the longest wait for 2021, 2022 and Q1 2023 (the latest published data) was:
2021 4
2022 4
2023 5
