Cancer Control treatment waiting times information

Cancer Control in New Zealand
Cancer Waiting Times Data
www.moh.govt.nz/cancerwaitingtimes

Radiotherapy waiting times are reported monthly to the Ministry of Health from each of the six Cancer Centres.

They are reported in full each month.

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2008

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2007

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2006

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2005

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2004

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2003

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2002

Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Data 2001

The following table and text is referenced from the report of the New Zealand Radiation Oncology Advisory Committee published in 1999 and “Improving Non-Surgical Cancer Treatment Services in New Zealand, 2001”.

Table 1: Radiation Treatment Booking Priorities.

Table 1: Radiation Treatment Booking Priorities.

Assignment of booking priorities

Careful clinical assessment and judgement is required in assignment of a priority, particularly to categories B and C. When difficult clinical situations exist, consultation in a joint meeting with other specialist colleagues or multidisciplinary clinics is encouraged. Clinical discretion is required assigning a priority category taking into account fitness of patient for treatment, stage of tumour and other prognostic variables. At the present time it is not considered appropriate to use a scoring system for assignment of priority categories.

Procedures when megavoltage capacity is insufficient to ensure patients can be started within the defined priority booking times.

When there is insufficient treatment capacity the recommended times for priorities A and B should not change. Priority D patients should continue to be booked according to their protocol date. Priority C patients would expect delays longer than the maximum of 4 weeks and be started as soon as possible. When there are delays of longer than 6 weeks arrangements for radiation treatment at other centres should be considered for suitable patients. Source: NZROAC Report 1999 and Improving Non-Surgical Cancer Treatment Services 2001.