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Lung Cancer Waiting Times 2005 Q1 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."

Lung cancer - period of diagnosis: 1 January - 31 March, 2005

Number of eligible GP urgent referrals*Number treated within 2 months (62 days) of referral% compliance with 2 month urgent referral to treatment target
Scotland25918671.8%
NOSCAN725880.6%
Grampian (includes Shetland)201995.0%
Highland9777.8%
Orkney1--n/a
Tayside433274.4%
Western Isles1--n/a
SCAN775672.7%
Borders7685.7%
Dumfries & Galloway10770.0%
Fife141071.4%
Lothian463371.7%
WOSCAN11107265.5%
Argyll & Clyde241770.8%
Ayrshire & Arran281864.3%
Forth Valley10660.0%
Lanarkshire261869.2%
Greater Glasgow2221359.1%


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

1 No patients were diagnosed in Orkney or Western Isles during this quarter

2 North Glasgow was unable to provide 'comparable data' for this quarter

n/a: Not applicable due to small numbers

Page updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2005