Cancer Services
The cancer services indicators offer information at the following levels:
- general practitioner (GP) practice
- primary care network (PCN)
- sub-integrated care board (sub-ICB)
- integrated care board (ICB)
- national level
These indicators are for:
- commissioners
- health professionals
Professionals can use these indicators when assessing the impact of cancer on their local population and making decisions about services. The indicators include data on:
- cancer incidence
- cancer screening
- diagnostic services
- urgent suspected cancer (USC) referrals
- emergency presentations
- emergency admissions
Profiles are generated for all practices that were active in the 2024 to 2025 financial year with a list size of 800 or more patients. It was assumed that a practice was ‘active’ if there is either a record for it in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) 2024-25.
Information on this profile is collated by the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS), which is part of NHS England.
Impact of COVID-19
You should consider the impact of COVID-19 on some activities when interpreting these indicators, particularly 2020/21 figures and, to a smaller degree, 2019/20 results.
Contact us
For enquiries or feedback relating to the profiles, email profilefeedback@dhsc.gov.uk.