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Lymphoma Cancer Waiting Times Q3 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".

Lymphoma - period of diagnosis: 1 July to 30 September 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 (Days)

Maximum (Days)

Median (Days)

90th Percentile (Days)

95th Percentile (Days)

Scotland

103

66

64.1%

2

238

47

124

149

NOSCAN

24

16

66.7%

2

169

41

133

162

Grampian

15

12

80.0%

2

169

35

151

n/a

Highland

6

3

50.0%

9

116

67

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

3

1

33.3%

42

126

82

n/a

n/a

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

35

25

71.4%

9

149

46

116

130

Borders

2

2

100.0%

13

18

16

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

5

4

80.0%

25

81

54

n/a

n/a

Fife

4

4

100.0%

9

31

19

n/a

n/a

Lothian

24

15

62.5%

16

149

51

125

143

WOSCAN

44

25

56.8%

15

238

49

136

219

Argyll & Clyde

8

3

37.5%

39

140

74

n/a

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

7

6

85.7%

23

63

40

n/a

n/a

Forth Valley

4

1

25.0%

21

225

70

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

7

6

85.7%

28

79

47

n/a

n/a

Greater Glasgow

18

9

50.0%

15

238

48

183

n/a

*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: Monday, March 6, 2006