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Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Population Size
Not reported
Years
2016
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
Thames Valley and Surrey
Lead time
1-2 months
Summary
Data submitted to NHS England's Cancer Waiting Times Data Collection on cancer pathways, waiting times (including Two Week Wait) and treatment.
Documentation
The National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set (known as Cancer Waiting Times or CWT) requires the submission of data to monitor NHS providers’ compliance with the government’s operational standards for ensuring that cancer services (diagnosis and treatment) are delivered to patients in a timely manner.
In particular the data is used to:
- 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 Operating Framework for cancer waiting times
- support the right of patients to access cancer services within the NHS Constitution
- produce national, official and local statistics for cancer patients
- support investment planning for cancer services
Dataset type
Health and disease, Treatments/Interventions
Dataset sub-type
Cancer
Keywords
cancer, waiting times, outpatient care, inpatient care
Provenance
Purpose of dataset collection
Statutory
Source of data extraction
EPR
Collection source setting
Secondary care - Accident and Emergency, Secondary care - Outpatients, Secondary care - In-patients
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available
Details
Publishing frequency
Monthly
Version
1.0.0
Modified
07/05/2025
Coverage
Start date
01/01/2016
Time lag
1-2 months
Geographic coverage
Thames Valley and Surrey
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Continuous
Accessibility
Language
en
Alignment with standardised data models
NHS DATA DICTIONARY
Controlled vocabulary
OPCS4, DM+D, ICD10
Format
text/comma-separated-values
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Available
Time to dataset access
1-2 months
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Jurisdiction
UK
Data use limitation
No restriction
Data use requirements
Project-specific restrictions,User-specific restriction
Data Controller
Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment (SDE)
Data Processor
Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment (SDE)