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Head and Neck 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"

Head & Neck - 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

142

105

73.9%

0

211

48

82

NOSCAN

39

27

69.2%

0

132

49

85

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

22

16

72.7%

15

85

51

82

Highland

9

3

33.3%

14

132

75

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

8

8

100.0%

0

59

39

n/a

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

36

30

83.3%

6

81

51

71

Borders

2

2

100.0%

34

42

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

1

1

100.0%

20

20

n/a

n/a

Fife

16

13

81.3%

13

80

51

71

Lothian

17

14

82.4%

6

81

54

81

WOSCAN

67

48

71.6%

8

211

46

85

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

4

4

100.0%

13

46

26

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

6

3

50.0%

46

96

63

n/a

Forth Valley

4

3

75.0%

14

76

42

n/a

Lanarkshire

17

11

64.7%

15

145

50

104

Greater Glasgow

36

27

75.0%

8

211

43

82

*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