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Head and Neck Q1 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"

Head and Neck - period of diagnosis: 1 January to 31 March 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

118

80

67.8%

7

223

53

88

NOSCAN

29

22

75.9%

8

119

43

88

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

16

11

68.8%

8

119

41

113

Highland

7

5

71.4%

28

88

45

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

52

52

n/a

n/a

Tayside

5

5

100.0%

15

53

28

n/a

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

32

24

75.0%

7

95

56

83

Borders

4

4

100.0%

22

53

31

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

1

1

100.0%

62

62

n/a

n/a

Fife

5

4

80.0%

18

71

56

n/a

Lothian

22

15

68.2%

7

95

57

87

WOSCAN

57

34

59.6%

9

223

50

117

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

2

2

100.0%

49

54

n/a

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

9

2

22.2%

31

116

79

n/a

Forth Valley

3

1

33.3%

12

77

68

n/a

Lanarkshire

8

4

50.0%

21

162

58

n/a

Greater Glasgow

35

25

71.4%

9

223

48

102


*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: Tuesday, August 29, 2006