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Colorectal Q2 06

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"

Colorectal Period of diagnosis: 1 April to 30 June 2006

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)

Scotland

351

248

70.7%

0

265

32

106

NOSCAN

105

77

73.3%

0

259

30

93

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

3

2

66.7%

2

67

18

n/a

Grampian

37

23

62.2%

0

175

52

97

Highland

15

14

93.3%

1

245

34

134

Orkney

2

2

100.0%

0

51

n/a

n/a

Shetland

2

2

100.0%

31

36

n/a

n/a

Tayside

45

33

73.3%

1

259

21

112

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

19

19

n/a

n/a

SCAN

72

52

72.2%

0

168

37

106

Borders

6

5

83.3%

31

63

51

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

9

8

88.9%

1

100

30

n/a

Fife

16

14

87.5%

0

140

27

115

Lothian

41

25

61.0%

0

168

43

114

WOSCAN

174

119

68.4%

0

265

32

111

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

29

22

75.9%

0

153

29

116

Ayrshire & Arran

27

19

70.4%

0

138

32

105

Forth Valley

25

15

60.0%

2

169

50

105

Lanarkshire

35

18

51.4%

2

265

61

175

Greater Glasgow

58

45

77.6%

0

111

18

84

*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, November 27, 2006