AQW 6141/16-21 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what percentage of red flag referrals for suspected ovarian cancer from GPs in the last six months were seen within the two week target waiting time, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Naomi Long MLA on 25 October 2016
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 25 October 2016
- Answer due by
- 9 November 2016
- Answered
- 25 November 201631 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The target for red flag/urgent GP referrals to be seen within 14 days is for breast cancer only.
Whilst there is not a specific 14 day target for ovarian cancer, I can advise that the average waiting time from urgent GP referral for suspected cancer until first seen, for those patients first treated for ovarian cancer between 1st January 2016 and 30th June 2016 was 11.3 days in the Belfast HSC Trust, 12.7 days in the Northern HSC Trust, 16.3 days in the South Eastern HSC Trust, 11.3 days in the Southern HSC Trust and 10.4 days in the Western HSC Trust.