| Description | Statistics relating to the waiting times of urgently referred patients diagnosed with cancer during January-March 2009. Also 2008 cancer waiting times statisics for breast cancer, acute leukaemia and childhood cancers |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Website Publication Date | August 18, 2009 |
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Table 13: Waiting-Times Statistics for Urgent Referral to Treatment by Health Board of Diagnosis for Children Diagnosed During 2008 with Cancer
| Area of diagnosis | Number of Eligible Urgent Referrals# | Number treated within 1 month (31 days) of urgent referral | Proportion Treated within 31 days of Urgent Referral |
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| Scotland | 119 | 116 | 97.5% |
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| North of Scotland Area Cancer Network | 15 | 12 | 80.0% |
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| South East of Scotland Area Cancer Network | 46 | 46 | 100.0% |
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| West of Scotland Area Cancer Network | 58 | 58 | 100.0% |
# Excludes patients; who died prior to receiving treatment, who refused treatment, with a patient induced non-clinical delay, who had co-morbidities, for clinical reasons and initially referred to an other non-cancer specialty.
Cancer waiting times statistics are subject to a programme of quality improvement focusing on consistency and coverage.
These improvements need to be taken in to account when making comparisons on year on year performance.