Median delay for different classifications of healthcare delay, South East of England, 2011–2015, and stratified by smear status
| All healthcare delay# | Decision delay | Referral delay | Diagnostic delay# | Treatment initiation delay# | ||||||
| Cases | Delay days | Cases | Delay days | Cases | Delay days | Cases | Delay days | Cases | Delay days | |
| Any | 885 | 40 (13–89) | 784 | 26 (4–73) | 788 | 2 (0–8) | 605 | 2 (0–14) | 889 | 1 (0–3) |
| Negative | 330 | 51 (20–107) | 286 | 27 (5–79) | 282 | 3 (0–13) | 241 | 8 (1–31) | 330 | 1 (0–4) |
| Positive | 406 | 25 (8–66) | 365 | 17 (3–63) | 369 | 1 (0–6) | 266 | 1 (0–4) | 410 | 1 (0–2) |
Data are presented as n or median (interquartile range). All categories exclude cases known to have been referred by public health contact tracing or screening. #: excludes cases diagnosed post mortem.