Experience of patients breaching cancer waiting times
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The extent to which failure to meet national cancer waiting times (CWT) targets causes clinical and / or psychological harm to patients.
IRAS ID
206705
Contact name
Jane Stevens
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
BHRUT
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 1 months, 29 days
Research summary
The NHS constitution pledges that the majority of patients investigated for suspected cancer should receive the diagnosis of cancer, and commence treatment within 62-days of referral. Specifically the target is that 85% of patients receive their 1st treatment for newly diagnosed cancer within 62-days. This target has not been met nationally for over 2-years. This study asks patients who waited >100 days to start treatment to describe their experience of being investigated for, and starting treatment for cancer as a patient story, that is, in narrative form. The biographical narrative given by the patient will be linked to a clinical review of the case to investigate whether breaching the 62-day target by 38 days or more, in other words wait for treatment for over 100 days from referral has an adverse effect on the patient journey and patient experience.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/0969
Date of REC Opinion
7 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion