Cancer 62 Day Patient Tracking List
A weekly snapshot which shows the number of patients on the cancer 62-day pathway, who are at risk of breaching the 62-day standards.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- CANPTL
- Reference code
- DAPB3037
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.
Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.
- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a week.
- Contact point
Using this standard
- Applies to
- NHS Acute Trusts which provide cancer services
- Associated medias
- Effective from
- 30/05/2022
Topics and care settings
- Care setting
- Hospital
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Acute Trusts providing cancer services.
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This collection is published under section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
NHS standard contract
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More information
The Cancer Patient Tracking List data collection is used to monitor the performance of acute trusts in respect of the national cancer 62-day and faster diagnosis standards.
Commissioners and NHS England and NHS Improvement use the data to support discussions to ensure compliance against the standard.
Page last updated: 25 March 2024