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Colorectal Cancer Q4 05

Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change set a target that "by 2005, the maximum wait from urgent referral to treatment for all cancers will be two months"

Colorectal - period of diagnosis: 1 October to 31 December 2005

Area of diagnosis

Number of eligible urgent referrals*

Number treated within 2 months (62 days) of referral

% compliance with 2 month urgent referral to treatment target

Minimum wait (Days)

Maximum wait (Days)

Median wait (Days)

90th Percentile (Days)

95th Percentile (Days)

Scotland

322

203

63.0%

0

296

39

126

171

NOSCAN

83

52

62.7%

0

296

47

121

144

Grampian

32

19

59.4%

1

176

48

121

145

Highland

13

5

38.5%

15

296

69

232

n/a

Orkney

1

0

0.0%

66

66

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

2

1

50.0%

18

85

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

28

22

78.6%

1

172

23

127

161

Western Isles

7

5

71.4%

0

69

33

n/a

n/a

SCAN

86

57

66.3%

0

264

39

109

214

Borders

9

7

77.8%

1

91

35

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

10

6

60.0%

1

97

56

95

n/a

Fife

10

8

80.0%

21

86

48

85

n/a

Lothian

57

36

63.2%

0

264

35

169

251

WOSCAN

153

94

61.4%

0

276

30

133

173

Argyll & Clyde

18

7

38.9%

0

131

67

129

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

32

23

71.9%

0

171

25

117

157

Forth Valley

17

6

35.3%

2

131

73

106

n/a

Lanarkshire

31

18

58.1%

0

276

41

254

271

Greater Glasgow

55

40

72.7%

0

203

20

108

135

*Exclusion categories are: died prior to receiving treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay and co-morbidities

n/a: Not applicable due to small numbers

Page updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2006