Number of patients, with the minimum, maximum and median time between all urgent referrals and first treatment, with prostate cancer during the period 1 July to 30 September 2005 by hospital/institution of diagnosis
Hospital/Institution of Diagnosis | Number of Patients 1 | Minimum (Days) | Maximum (Days) | Median (Days) |
The Ayr Hospital, Ayr | 13 | 11 | 113 | 45 |
Borders General Hospital, Melrose | 2 | 4 | 106 | - |
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline | 3 | 10 | 138 | 23 |
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow | 5 | 134 | 196 | -2 |
Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow | 3 | 92 | 164 | -2 |
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow | 3 | 107 | 160 | 146 |
Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow | 10 | 9 | 103 | 55 |
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness | 6 | 29 | 201 | 58 |
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen | 3 | 55 | 165 | 60 |
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh | 15 | 14 | 123 | 47.5 |
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee | 5 | 15 | 97 | 72.5 |
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries | 1 | 70 | 70 | - |
Scotland | 69 | 4 | 201 | 58 |
Medians have not been calculated where there are less than three patients.
1 Exclusion categories are: died prior to treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay and co-morbidities.
2 Due to incomplete information the wait could only be calculated for two patients.