Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 7 May 2025 | Updated: 214 days ago
Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) - OUH NHS FT
Dataset
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set (known as Cancer Waiting Times or CWT) requires the submission of data to monitor NHS providers’ compliance with the government’s operational standards for ensuring that cancer services (diagnosis and treatment) are delivered to patients in a timely manner.
In particular the data is used to:
- 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 Operating Framework for cancer waiting times
- support the right of patients to access cancer services within the NHS Constitution
- produce national, official and local statistics for cancer patients
- support investment planning for cancer services
Coverage
Spatial:
Thames Valley and Surrey
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Continuous
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Statutory
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
- Secondary care - Accident and Emergency
- Secondary care - Outpatients
- Secondary care - In-patients
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Start Date:
01 January 2016
Time Lag:
1-2 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Delivery Lead Time:
1-2 months
Jurisdictions:
UK
Data Controller:
Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment (SDE)
Data Processor:
Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment (SDE)
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
No restriction
Data Use Requirements:
- Project-specific restrictions
- User-specific restriction
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
- OPCS4
- DM+D
- ICD10
Conforms To:
NHS DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/comma-separated-values