Type of referrals given to patients within 2 weeks after visiting the GP with one or more of the six features
| Features | Number of patients who did not receive an urgent referral | Number of patients who did receive an urgent referral | Referral types* | |
| Two Week Wait referrals | Urgent referrals | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%)* | N (%)* | |
| Anaemia (n=1268) | 1007 (79.4%) | 261 (20.6%) | 176 (13.9%) | 85 (6.7%) |
| Rectal bleeding (n=13 067) | 10 752 (82.3%) | 2315 (17.7%) | 1427 (10.9%) | 888 (6.8%) |
| Dysphagia (n=8197) | 6813 (83.1%) | 1384 (16.9%) | 990 (12.1%) | 394 (4.8%) |
| Breast lump (n=16 118) | 5111 (31.7%) | 11 007 (68.3%) | 8052 (50.0%) | 2955 (18.3%) |
| Haematuria†(n=6529) | 4043 (61.9%) | 2486 (38.1%) | 1479 (22.7%) | 1007 (15.4%) |
| Post-menopausal bleeding (n=3536) | 1319 (37.3%) | 2217 (62.7%) | 1598 (45.2%) | 619 (17.5%) |
| Total (n=48 715) | 29 045 (59.6%) | 19 670 (40.4%) | 13 722 (28.2%) | 5948 (12.2%) |
This table was created by the authors.
*Patients may have received several referral types within 2 weeks. The table describes whether patients received a Two Week Wait referral, and if not, whether they received an urgent referral.
†For haematuria, the number of referrals is based on referrals within 2 weeks after the first visit, referrals within 2 weeks after the second visit if patients received urinary tract infection treatment the first time, and referrals within 2 weeks after the third visit if patients received treatment during their first and second visit.
GP, general practitioner.