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) |
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Scotland | 142 | 105 | 73.9% | 0 | 211 | 48 | 82 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.