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From 1 January 2009 onwards the definitions and methodology used to calculate these statistics are no longer directly comparable to those used previously. This change means that the national health service no longer adjusts the statistics for the two week wait to separate referrals after 24 hours or account for patient choice, where individuals elect to delay their appointment. Statistics for the period January 2009 to September 2009 are included in the following table:
| Period (where referral was received within 24 hours) | Provider | Total seen | Number of patients seen within 14 days | Percentage performance |
| Source: Cancer programme | ||||
Cancer: Health Services
Dr. Starkey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients saw a cancer specialist within two weeks of diagnosis in (a) England and (b) Milton Keynes in 2008-09. [311096]
Ann Keen: The two week wait for all cancers was introduced from 2000. From this date forward, all patients urgently referred for suspected cancer by their general practitioner could expect to be seen by a specialist within 14 days of referral. The following table shows the numbers of patients covered by this standard and the reported performance for the period April 2008 to March 2009, for England and Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
| Period (where referral was received within 24 hours) | Total seen | Number of patients seen within 14 days | Percentage performance |
From 1 January 2009 onwards the definitions and methodology used to calculate these statistics are no longer directly comparable to those used previously. This change means that the national health service no longer adjusts the statistics for the two week wait to separate referrals after 24 hours or account for patient choice, where individuals elect to delay their appointment. The following table shows the reported performance for the period January 2009 to March 2009, for England and Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
| Period (where referral was received within 24 hours) | Provider | Total seen | Number of patients seen within 14 days | Percentage performance |
Cancer: Preston
Mr. Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of suspected cancer patients resident in Preston saw an NHS consultant within two weeks of referral in each year since 1997. [311149]
Ann Keen:
The two week wait for all cancers was introduced from 2000 (HSC1999/205). From this date
forward, all patients urgently referred for suspected cancer by their general practitioner could expect to be seen by a specialist within 14 days of referral.
Data for the period 1997-2002 is not available. The following table details the numbers of patients covered by the standard and the reported performance for the period April 2002 to December 2008 for providers in Preston:
| Period (where referral was received within 24 hours) | Provider | Total seen | Number of patients seen within 14 days | Percentage performance |
| (1) No data available | ||||
From 1 January 2009 onwards the definitions and methodology used to calculate these statistics are no longer directly comparable to those used previously. This change means that the national health service no longer adjusts the statistics for the two week wait to separate referrals after 24 hours or account for patient choice, where individuals elect to delay their appointment. Statistics for the period January 2009 to September 2009 are included in the following table:
| Period (where referral was received within 24 hours) | Provider | Total seen | Number of patients seen within 14 days | Percentage performance |
| Source: Cancer Programme | ||||
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