Analysis of the impact of deprivation on urgent suspected head and neck cancer referrals in the Mersey region between January 2004 to December 2006

Audit of the two-week pathway for patients with suspected cancer of the head and neck and the influence of socioeconomic status

“…2 This audit reflects current practice in a geographical area where there are high numbers of patients of lower SES. 3,4 The number of patients referred over a three month was sufficient to identify some meaningful results and the audit addresses both ENT and MFU (HNC referrals). It is acknowledged there are inherent limitations in this study notably the single hospital and its catchment population, which is not necessarily representative of the national case-mix.…”