National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set
Collects data which is used to monitor NHS providers' compliance with the government's operational standards for ensuring that cancer services are delivered to patients in a timely manner.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DCB0147 Amd 16/2019
- Publication date
- 02/04/2020
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
- Information standards
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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.
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- Applies to
- NHS Providers delivering cancer outpatient, cancer screening/treatment services.
- Contracted independent sector providers.
- Impacts on
- Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes. Clinical Commissioning Groups and Cancer Alliances will have to update working practices which monitor and manage timed pathways of care for cancer patients locally and regionally.
- Associated medias
- Conformance date
- 02/12/2020
- Effective from
- 02/04/2020
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Hospital
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies.
- Related standards
- Breast Screening Programme Dataset ISB 1597
- Breast Screening Programme Dataset
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Services
- Sponsor
David Fitzgerald, Cancer Programme Director, NHS England.
- Senior Responsible Officer
Dan Cariad, Cancer Programme Deputy Director for Operations, NHS England
- Business Lead
- Peter Hawkins, Project Manager, NHS England.
- Approval date
- 20/03/2020
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/10/2021
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
This collection is published under the NHS Standard Contract.
More information
In particular the data is used to help:
- monitor timed pathways of care for cancer patients
- manage pathways of care for cancer patients
- performance manage elective services for cancer patients
- report against the requirements of the NHS OperatingFramework for cancer waiting times
- support the right to access cancer services within the NHSConstitution
- produce national, official and local statistics for cancer patients
- support investment planning for cancer services.
The National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set is managed by NHS England.
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