Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 13 Oct 2025 | Updated: 0 days ago
Emergency Presentations of Cancer
Dataset
Documentation
Description:
This metric estimates the proportion of all malignant cancers where patients first presented to the health system as an emergency.
Spatial Coverage:
England
Data Use Limitations:
NO RESTRICTION
Coverage
Temporal
Start Date:
01 January 2021
Frequency:
QUARTERLY
Provenance
Collection Situation:
This work uses data that has been provided by patients and collected by the NHS
as part of their care and support. The data are collected, maintained and
quality assured by the National Disease Registration Service, which is a part of
NHS Digital.
Access and Governance
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS
Access
Jurisdiction:
England
Data Controller:
NHS England & National Disease Registration Service
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
- Unstructured text
- Database
Additional Information Governance
Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Integrity Risk:
Low risk
Enrichment and Linkage
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue