AQW 6141/16-21

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 25/10/2016
Answered On Date: 25/11/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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.