Waiting times for radiotherapy: variation over time and between cancer networks in southeast England.

Before adjustment for the other factors, there was a significant trend in the proportion being treated within 60 days across the IMD quintiles, with a greater proportion in the most deprived group (quintile 5).

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There was a highly significant trend over time: the median wait increased from 45 days in 1992 to 76 days in 2001, while the adjusted proportion being treated within 60 days declined by almost a half, from 64 to 35%, over the same period. radiotherapy waiting times cancer networks trends pmc-status-qastatus 0 pmc-status-live yes

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The tendency, after case-mix adjustment, towards a slightly shorter waiting time in the most prosperous group may be due to preferential treatment of this group, but the difference is not large (52 vs 50–51% treated within 60 days) and only marginally statistically significant, despite the very large number of cases.

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