| Year | 1996 | 2001 | 2010 |
| Total no | 123 | 134 | 408 |
| Mean time to see chest physician (days) | 14.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Number presenting via A&E (%) | 67 | 42.5 | 38 |
| Proportion undergoing Bronchoscopy (%) | 54 | 85.8 | 88.7 |
| Average time interval to bronchoscopy (days) | 14.6 | 4.4 | 1.23 |
| No of patients undergoing staging CT scan (%) | 60 (N=74) | 83.5 (N=112) | 99.2 (N=405) |
| Histological diagnosis achieved (%) | 61 (N=75) | 75.3 (N=104) | 80.85 (N=330) |
| Surgical resection rate (%) | 6.50 (N=8) | 8.20 (N=11) | 16.8 (N=69) |