The Mater Hospital runs a Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic and Rapid Access Clinics for lung and prostate cancer. In October, the key performance indicators set out in the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 for access to the three clinics were reached as follows:
Clinic
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Target
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Performance - Oct.2018
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Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic
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95% of referrals triaged as urgent to be seen within 10 working days.
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95%
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Lung Rapid Access Clinic
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95% of referrals to be offered an appointment within 10 working days.
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100%
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Prostate Rapid Access Clinic
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90% of referrals to be offered an appointment within 20 working days.
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100%
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Unfortunately, appointments for some cancer patients can be cancelled from time to time.