Table 2

Summary of patient records by trust

DemographicsDGH1 (n=46)T1 (n=139)DGH2 (n=47)Total (N=232)
Patients diagnosed per year, M (SD)9.2 (5.63)27.8 (7.16)9.4 (4.77)46.40 (9.24)
Year of diagnosis, n (%)2015/20161 (2.2)17 (23.3)13 (27.7)31 (13.4)
2016/20178 (17.4)32 (23.0)8 (17.0)48 (20.7)
2017/20188 (17.4)28 (20.1)10 (21.3)46 (19.8)
2018/201914 (30.4)26 (18.7)14 (29.8)54 (23.3)
2019/202015 (32.6)36 (25.9)2 (4.3)53 (22.8)
Mortality, n (%)Alive15 (32.6)37 (26.6)6 (12.8)58 (25.0)
Deceased31 (67.4)102 (73.4)41 (87.2)174 (75.0)
Age at diagnosis (years), M (SD)75.80 (7.75)76.65 (8.84)73.02 (11.50)75.75 (9.31)
Treatment, n (%)Chemotherapy14 (30.4)54 (38.8)8 (17)76 (32.8)
Radiotherapy3 (6.5)27 (19.4)3 (6.4)33 (14.2)
Surgery8 (17.4)27 (19.4)2 (4.3)37 (15.9)
Trial4 (8.7)18 (12.9)2 (4.3)24 (10.3)
Immunotherapy012 (8.6)012 (5.2)
Best supportive care only*24 (52.2)50 (36.0)29 (61.7)103 (44.4)
No treatment1 (2.2)5 (3.6)5 (10.6)11 (4.7)
Clinical care team(s), n (%)Respiratory only024 (17.3)4 (8.5)28 (12.1)
Oncology only12 (26.1)5 (3.6)1 (2.1)18 (7.8)
Palliative only29 (63.0)5 (3.6)34 (72.3)68 (29.3)
Shared care4 (8.7)97 (69.8)4 (8.5)105 (45.3)
Other or no care team recorded1 (2.2)8 (5.8)4 (8.5)13 (5.6)
Survival time (months), M (SD)13.19 (2.26)18.64 (1.86)12.67 (2.08)16.60 (1.36)
  • *Includes pleural management.

  • DGH, district general hospital; TC1, tertiary centre.