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Breast Cancer Waiting Times 2005 Q2 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".

Breast - period of diagnosis: 1 April to 30 June, 2005

Area of diagnosis

Number of eligible GP urgent referrals*

Number treated within 2 months (62 days) of referral

% compliance with 2 month urgent referral to treatment target

Scotland

426

366

85.9%

NOSCAN

117

81

69.2%

Grampian (includes Shetland)

45

19

42.2%

Highland

18

17

94.4%

Orkney

1

1

100.0%

Tayside

53

44

83.0%

Western Isles

0

-

n/a

SCAN

138

127

92.0%

Borders

7

7

100.0%

Dumfries & Galloway

24

24

100.0%

Fife

26

20

76.9%

Lothian

81

76

93.8%

WOSCAN

171

158

92.4%

Argyll & Clyde

21

21

100.0%

Ayrshire & Arran

24

22

91.7%

Forth Valley

11

9

81.8%

Lanarkshire

42

38

90.5%

Greater Glasgow

73

68

93.2%

*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: Wednesday, November 30, 2005