AQW 6268/16-21
Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast
Tabled Date: 26/10/2016
Answered On Date: 23/11/2016
Priority Written: Yes
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for red flag referrals from GPs, for suspected ovarian cancer, to (i) first appointment with their consultant; and (ii) access diagnostic scans and tests, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust over the last six months.
Answer:
(i) The table below details the average waiting times for red flag GP referrals, for those patients first treated for suspected ovarian cancer between January and June 2016. Information is provided by the HSC Trust where the patient was first seen by a Consultant. | Average wait (days) | Belfast | 11.3 | Northern | 12.7 | S. Eastern | 16.3 | Southern | 11.3 | Western | 10.4 |
Source: CaPPS 1 Includes only those referrals where patients were subsequently treated for cancer. (ii) Information on waiting times for access to diagnostic scans and tests is not collected by the Department.
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