Abstract 288 Summary of results from the two audits
July–Dec 2005Nov 2006–Jan 2007
Number of 2WR referrals per month110127
Percentage of lower GI referrals58%54%
Percentage seen within 2 weeks99.9%99.2%
Percentage of inappropriate referrals5%15%
Waiting time for routine colonoscopy6 weeks3 weeks
Compliance with 62 day target71.4%91%
Cancer pickup rate from 2WR referrals7.5%9.7%
%age of GI cancers diagnosed via 2WR24%52.5%