Inclusions and exclusions for the 62 day indicator The following inclusions and exclusions are detailed for the FCT 62 day indicator. Grouping Patients are included in the Patients are excluded from the 62 day 62 day indicator if they indicator if they Are eligible for Are not eligible for treatment in Eligibility treatment in New New Zealand Zealand Have a pathway that Have a pathway that begins outside Cancer begins inside the NZ the New Zealand health system pathway health system Have a cancer that has been start point Have a cancer that was diagnosed through a screening diagnosed publicly programme Have entered the Have a cancer that was diagnosed cancer pathway through privately an acute presentation, Have entered the cancer pathway as long as there is a through an acute presentation, subsequent referral to which does not subsequently result an outpatient clinic in a referral to an outpatient clinic Have received Have a recurrent cancer treatment for metastatic (irrespective of the time frame of cancer where the recurrence) primary site is unknown Have metastatic cancer, but the primary cancer has patient’s already been included in FCT reporting Are under the care of Are not under the care of adult Age of adult services and are services and/or are not 16 or older patient 16 or older at the date at the date of first cancer treatment of first cancer treatment Have received a first Have not received a first treatment Treatment treatment (or other (or other management) for cancer management) for that is publicly funded, in the cancer that is publicly reporting period funded, in the reporting Have a first treatment for cancer period that was undertaken privately Have been triaged as Have been triaged as not having a Triage having a high suspicion high suspicion of cancer of cancer and as having Have a confirmed diagnosis of a need to be seen within cancer at triage of referral two weeks Have been triaged as not needing to be seen within two weeks Have a primary Have a primary diagnosis that is Primary diagnosis of cancer that not included in Appendix B of this diagnosis is included in Appendix document B of this document
Inclusions and exclusions for the 62 day indicator The following inclusions and exclusions are detailed for the FCT 62 day indicator. Grouping Patients are included in the 62 day indicator if they Patients are excluded from the 62 day indicator if they Eligibility Are eligible for treatment in New Zealand Are not eligible for treatment in New Zealand Cancer pathway start point Have a pathway that begins inside the NZ health system Have a cancer that was diagnosed publicly Have entered the cancer pathway through an acute presentation, as long as there is a subsequent referral to an outpatient clinic Have received treatment for metastatic cancer where the primary site is unknown Have a pathway that begins outside the New Zealand health system Have a cancer that has been diagnosed through a screening programme Have a cancer that was diagnosed privately Have entered the cancer pathway through an acute presentation, which does not subsequently result in a referral to an outpatient clinic Have a recurrent cancer (irrespective of the time frame of recurrence) Have metastatic cancer, but the patient’s primary cancer has already been included in FCT reporting Age of patient Are under the care of adult services and are 16 or older at the date of first cancer treatment Are not under the care of adult services and/or are not 16 or older at the date of first cancer treatment Treatment Have received a first treatment (or other management) for cancer that is publicly funded, in the reporting period Have not received a first treatment (or other management) for cancer that is publicly funded, in the reporting period Have a first treatment for cancer that was undertaken privately Triage Have been triaged as having a high suspicion of cancer and as having a need to be seen within two weeks Have been triaged as not having a high suspicion of cancer Have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer at triage of referral Have been triaged as not needing to be seen within two weeks Primary diagnosis Have a primary diagnosis of cancer that is included in Appendix B of this document Have a primary diagnosis that is not included in Appendix B of this document
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