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Head and Neck 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"

Head and Neck - 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

110

69

62.7%

3

162

54

115

124

NOSCAN

21

15

71.4%

3

156

43

146

156

Grampian

5

5

100.0%

18

43

39

n/a

n/a

Highland

7

3

42.9%

24

151

71

n/a

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

9

7

77.8%

3

156

38

n/a

n/a

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

20

14

70.0%

25

123

59

77

121

Borders

1

1

100.0%

62

62

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

4

3

75.0%

32

63

53

n/a

n/a

Fife

4

2

50.0%

25

69

60

n/a

n/a

Lothian

11

8

72.7%

28

123

58

114

n/a

WOSCAN

69

40

58.0%

13

162

54

106

121

Argyll & Clyde

9

8

88.9%

14

71

30

n/a

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

13

7

53.8%

27

119

54

105

n/a

Forth Valley

5

2

40.0%

26

162

70

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

7

4

57.1%

40

120

61

n/a

n/a

Greater Glasgow

35

19

54.3%

13

144

54

102

130

*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