We will improve DHBs will report against the DHBs Patients will receive first the collection of faster cancer treatment pathway cancer treatment within and access to indicators: 62 days of urgent referral clinical with a high suspicion of 62-day target all patients – information to cancer referred urgently with a high support service suspicion of cancer receive improvement first cancer treatment (or other management) within 62 days 31-day indicator all – patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cancer receive their first cancer treatment (or other management) within 31 days of the decision to treat DHBs will report against the colonoscopy waiting time indicator: Diagnostic colonoscopy: an increasing percentage of people accepted for an urgent diagnostic colonoscopy will receive their procedure within two weeks (14 days) an increasing percentage of people accepted for a diagnostic colonoscopy will receive their procedure within six weeks (42 days) Surveillance colonoscopy: an increasing percentage of people waiting for a surveillance or follow-up colonoscopy will wait no longer than 12 weeks (84 days) beyond the planned date DHBs will implement Phase One of the National Patient Flow project, which will start to capture relevant patient information at each point of the patient pathway
We will improve the collection of and access to clinical information to support service improvement DHBs will report against the faster cancer treatment pathway indicators: 62-day target – all patients referred urgently with a high suspicion of cancer receive first cancer treatment (or other management) within 62 days 31-day indicator – all patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cancer receive their first cancer treatment (or other management) within 31 days of the decision to treat DHBs Patients will receive first cancer treatment within 62 days of urgent referral with a high suspicion of cancer DHBs will report against the colonoscopy waiting time indicator: Diagnostic colonoscopy: an increasing percentage of people accepted for an urgent diagnostic colonoscopy will receive their procedure within two weeks (14 days) an increasing percentage of people accepted for a diagnostic colonoscopy will receive their procedure within six weeks (42 days) Surveillance colonoscopy: an increasing percentage of people waiting for a surveillance or follow-up colonoscopy will wait no longer than 12 weeks (84 days) beyond the planned date DHBs will implement Phase One of the National Patient Flow project, which will start to capture relevant patient information at each point of the patient pathway
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