NHS REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (RTT) TIMES DATA - October 2009

Main Points:

• Data is being published on Referral to Treatment (RTT) times for patients who were treated during October 2009. In total, 322,000 admitted patients and 915,000 non-admitted patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, completed their RTT pathway during October 2009.


• At the national level, 93.0% of admitted patients (measured on an adjusted basis) and 97.7% of non-admitted patients completed their RTT pathway within 18 weeks.


• Detailed tables can be found in annex A. Tables 1a and 1b show proportions of patients seen within 18 weeks and data completeness by Strategic Health Authority (SHA) for admitted and non-admitted pathways. The performance standards for admitted patients (90% completed within 18 weeks) and non-admitted patients (95% completed within 18 weeks) were met by all 10 SHAs.


• Table 2 shows performance by treatment function. In October 2009, the admitted performance standard was met for all treatments functions except neurosurgery and trauma & orthopaedics, and the non-admitted standard was met for all treatment functions except neurosurgery.


• Table 3 shows performance by PCT commissioner. 139 out of 152 PCTs (91%) achieved the admitted standard in October and 150 PCTs (99%) achieved the non-admitted standard.


• The national data completeness estimates – which give an indication of whether the right volume of admitted and non-admitted pathways are being reported in the RTT returns – were 98% for admitted patients and 99% for non-admitted patients.


• Detailed figures can be downloaded via the following link.
  
  Revisions to previously published data for the period April to September 2009 have also been published. Further details of the impact of the revisions can be found in Annex B.
  
  

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