Table 1 National Cancer Waiting Time data for number of referrals and number of patients receiving first treatment for breast cancer in England January to June 2019 and 2020.
Number of referrals | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage change in number of referrals 2019/2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All referrals | Urgently referreda | Non-urgently referreda | |||
January | 51,977 | 50,806 | −2.3 | +2.0 | −11.4 |
February | 52,591 | 47,868 | −9.0 | −5.4 | −16.9 |
March | 57,953 | 45,113 | −22.2 | −19.6 | −28.1 |
April | 55,467 | 20,665 | −62.7 | −56.6 | −77.2 |
May | 53,675 | 27,784 | −48.2 | −40.8 | −66.0 |
June | 51,331 | 39,529 | −23.0 | −14.9 | −42.9 |
Total | 322,994 | 231,765 | −28.2 | −23.1 | −40.2 |
Number of patients receiving first treatment | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage change in numbers of patient receiving first treatment 2019/2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 4227 | 4194 | −0.8 | ||
February | 3562 | 3617 | 0.0 | ||
March | 3861 | 4990 | + 29.2 | ||
April | 3985 | 3108 | −22.0 | ||
May | 4208 | 1930 | −54.1 | ||
June | 4038 | 2126 | −47.4 | ||
Total | 23,881 | 19,965 | −16.4 | ||
