Diagnosed with Cancer from A&E

FOI REFERENCE: 24028   

FOI TITLE: Diagnosed with Cancer from A&E        

FOI DATE: 11^th April 2024   

The number of patients diagnosed with cancer, broken down between 2018 and 2023, where: 

o   The source of referral for the cancer diagnosis was listed as ‘Following A&E Attendance’.

o   Attendances at A&E where the presenting complaint indicated that the patient was already known to have cancer or was undergoing cancer treatment were excluded.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Number Diagnosed	360	310	289	176	122	79