| 2006 | 2007 | p Value | |
| No of patients seen in clinic | 225 | 162 | |
| Final diagnosis of lung cancer | 57 (25%) | 67 (41%) | <0.001* |
| Time from referral to MDT meeting | 32 (12–151) | 14.5 (7–81) | <0.001* |
| No of patients sent questionnaire | 167 | 122 | |
| No of questionnaires returned | 80 (48%) | 49 (40%) | |
| Patient rating of diagnostic process | |||
| Too short | 0% | 2% | <0.05† |
| Just right | 80% | 91% | |
| Too long | 20% | 7% |
*Mann–Whitney test; †χ2 test. MDT, multidisciplinary team.