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Suspected Cancer Pathway Monthly (SCPM)

Population Size

450,000

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2019 - 2024

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Wales

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

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-Jw3uVkwhttps://adrwales.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Data_Explained_SCPM.pdf

Keywords

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

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