two-week wait
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wait
noun[S]
uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can ...
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Thetwo-weekwaitfor cancer is another good example of how distorting targets can be.
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For example, atwo-weekwaitat the beginning to see a consultant does not tell the patient when the diagnostic tests will be conducted.
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That has been the first roll-out of thetwo-weekwait; we will extend it in regard to other cancers over the next two years.
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Thetwo-weekwaitmust be seen as one part of the patient's journey.
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They must wait longer because resources have been taken from general out-patient services to meet thetwo-weekwait.
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As he will know, we have already instituted atwo-weekwaitfor patients who are referred urgently with suspected breast cancer.
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Thetwo-weekwaitis just the first step.
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Let us focus first on one of the key targets, thetwo-weekwaitfrom the urgent referral of a suspected breast cancer patient to an appointment with a specialist.
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It is right to make a start with thetwo-weekwait, but we must also speed up the process across the board, particularly by rolling out the cancer collaboratives.
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During atwo-weekwaitfor transport to begin, and for a week thereafter, he continued his hunger strike.
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If he will make a statement on the two-week waiting period for referral to a cancer specialist.
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Additionally, £10 million is being made available to support the two-week waiting time standard for all patients urgently referred with suspected cancer.
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The two-week waiting time is for urgent referrals.
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Data specific to the monitoring of the two-week waiting time breast cancer standard record the waiting time between date of decision to refer and date seen.
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