Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

(asked on 4th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of symptomatic breast appointments at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years.


Answered by
Seema Kennedy Portrait
Seema Kennedy
This question was answered on 10th June 2019

NHS England publishes monthly National Health Service trust level cancer performance data. The following tables show referrals and performance for Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and nationally in March in each of the last five years against this standard.

Number of referrals for two week wait breast symptomatic (where cancer not initially suspected) from general practitioner (GP) urgent referral to first consultant appointment 93% standard in March in each of the last 5 years at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and nationally.

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March 2015

March 2016

March 2017

March 2018

March 2019

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

91

115

128

125

154

National

20,100

19,600

21,000

16,800

17,300

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