Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a treatment appointment at each NHS cancer hub for each month since March 2020.
NHS England does not hold average waiting time data for treatment or surgery appointments at each NHS cancer hub.
Between March to August, more than 246,000 people received cancer treatment - 85% of the level in 2019.
The number of people receiving a first or subsequent treatment from March to August are included in the following table.
Total number | Within 31 days of a decision to treat | % Within 31 days of a decision to treat | |
March 2020 | 50,973 | 49,285 | 97% |
April 2020 | 37,223 | 35,749 | 96% |
May 2020 | 35,041 | 33,247 | 95% |
June 2020 | 40,134 | 37,826 | 94% |
July 2020 | 44,018 | 41,962 | 95% |
August 2020 | 38,965 | 37,020 | 95% |
The number of people receiving a first or subsequent surgery treatment from March to August are included in the following table.
Total number | Within 31 days of a decision to treat | % Within 31 days of a decision to treat | |
March 2020 | 19,049 | 17,891 | 94% |
April 2020 | 12,555 | 11,585 | 92% |
May 2020 | 12,140 | 10,820 | 89% |
June 2020 | 14,354 | 12,703 | 88% |
July 2020 | 15,946 | 14,396 | 90% |
August 2020 | 14,659 | 13,133 | 90% |