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The key points from the latest release are:

Performance on the five standards has remained around their highest recorded levels, during the period April to June 2008, namely:

• 99.9% of patients were seen within 2 weeks from urgent GP referral to outpatient appointment. This is a marginal increase from 99.8% in 2007-08 Q4 and the same as in the equivalent period last year.
• 99.8% of patients were treated within 1 month from diagnosis to treatment for breast cancer. This is a marginal increase from 99.7% in 2007-08 Q4 and in the equivalent period last year.
• 99.6% of patients were treated within 2 months from urgent GP referral to treatment for breast cancer.  This is a slight increase from 99.5% in 2007-08 Q4 but a slight decrease from 99.8% in the same period last year.
• 99.6% of patients were treated within 1 month from diagnosis to treatment for all cancers.  This is a marginal increase from 99.5% in 2007-08 Q4 and the same as in the equivalent period last year.
• 97.1% of patients were treated within 2 months from urgent GP referral to treatment for all cancers.  This is an increase from 96.8% in 2007-08 Q4 and 96.9% in the same period last year.
  

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