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Table 6 Cwm Taf in comparison with other sites that have implemented a version of the Rapid Diagnostic Clinic

From: Setting up a rapid diagnostic clinic for patients with vague symptoms of cancer: a mixed method process evaluation study

 

Cwm Taf

ACE-MDC

Oxford SCAN

GSTT RADC

Cancer diagnosis rate

7.3–12.3%

8% overall

(4–11% within sites)

10%

7%

Time to RDC appointment (days)

Mean 13.9

Median 12

Median 8

Mean 10.2

Time to start of cancer treatment (days)

Mean 40

Median 34

Median 19

27a

Mean 43

  1. ACE-MDC Accelerate, Co-ordinate, Evaluate Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Centres, Oxford SCAN Oxford Suspected CANcer pathway, GSTT RADC Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust Rapid Access Diagnostic Clinic
  2. a Unclear whether this figure is for a median or mean number