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Suspected Cancer Pathway Monthly (SCPM)

Population Size

450,000

People

Years

2019 - 2024

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Wales

Lead time

2-6 months

Summary

This dataset covers all patients informed they do not have cancer, or patients who started their first definitive treatment.

Documentation

This dataset covers all patients informed they do not have cancer, or patients who started their first definitive treatment. Dataset provides context to cancer performance measures included in the NHS activity and performance release, and contains measures about the suspected cancer pathway.

Data is received monthly from DHCW, it undergoes a quarterly refresh, at DHCW where the data is complete refreshed for the quarter. The sscpclockstop_dt changes are in the quarter (8,9,10 of 2022).

A Data Explained report on SCPM can be found here: https://adrwales.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Data_Explained_SCPM.pdf

Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
450000
Associated media
https://saildatabank.com/about-us/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK9-Jw3uVkw, https://adrwales.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Data_Explained_SCPM.pdf

Keywords

Anti-Cancer, Cancer Treatment, SCPM, core, Health & Wellbeing

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

450000

Count

01 Jan 2025

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Care
Source of data extraction
EPR
Collection source setting
Primary care - Clinic, Other
Patient pathway description
Cancer
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Monthly
Version
5.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Citation Requirements
DHCW

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2019

End date

08/11/2024

Time lag
Less than 1 week
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Wales
Minimum age range
18
Maximum age range
120
Follow-up
Other

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
SQL Database Table

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Available
Access rights
https://saildatabank.com/data/apply-to-work-with-the-data/
Time to dataset access
2-6 months
Access request cost
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes, analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case technological requirements.
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Jurisdiction
GB-GB
Data use limitation
Research-specific restrictions
Data use requirements
Project-specific restrictions,User-specific restriction,Time limit on use
Data Controller
SAIL Databank
Data Processor
SAIL Databank
Investigations
https://adrwales.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Data_Explained_SCPM.pdf

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Primary care - Clinic, Other