Background
Diagnostics waiting times and activity data is collected through 3 collections:
- The monthly diagnostics collection collects data on waiting times and activity for 15 key diagnostic tests and procedures. Data for this collection is available back to Jan-06.
- The quarterly diagnostics census collects data on patients waiting over 6 weeks for a diagnostic test. Data for this collection is available back to Feb-06.
- The annual diagnostics collection collects data on the number of imaging and radiological examinations or tests carried out during the year. Data for this collection is available back to 1995-96.
Latest Data
Monthly Diagnostics 2012-13
Monthly Diagnostics 2011-12
Monthly Diagnostics 2010-11
Monthly Diagnostics 2009-10
Monthly Diagnostics 2008-09
Previous Monthly Diagnostics Data
Diagnostics Census Data
Annual Diagnostics Data
Monthly Diagnostics Guidance
Diagnostics Definitions (DOC, 515K)
Diagnostics FAQ (DOC, 127K)
Developing a diagnostics data collection (DOC, 76K)
Diagnostics Census Guidance
Diagnostics Census Definitions (DOC, 958K)
Pre-Release Access List
Pre-release access list (PDF, 13K)
Contact Us
You can obtain further details by contacting the Knowledge & Intelligence team at the following address:
Knowledge & Intelligence
NHS Finance,Performance & Operations
Department of Health
Room 4E40
Quarry House
Leeds LS2 7UE
Great Britain
Email: unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk