AQW 6044/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 09/02/2024
Answered On Date: 13/02/2024
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current waiting times for red flag breast clinic referrals, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

Answer:

As part of the Cancer Waiting Times publications which are released quarterly by the Department, the length of wait from an urgent GP referral for suspect breast cancer to first appointment with a breast cancer specialist is monitored and reported on. The most recent publication was published on 11th January 2024. This can be found at the following link:

Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: cancer waiting times July - September 2023 | Department of Health (health-ni.gov.uk).

The next publication will be issued on Thursday 28th March 2024.