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Lymphoma Q3 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"

Lymphoma - period of diagnosis: 1 July to 30 September 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

96

68

70.8%

4

368

30

101

NOSCAN

36

23

63.9%

4

368

38

114

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

21

11

52.4%

9

368

48

136

Highland

11

8

72.7%

4

64

32

64

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

4

4

100.0%

11

20

15

n/a

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

25

23

92.0%

5

72

21

59

Borders

4

3

75.0%

14

63

21

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

2

2

100.0%

9

23

n/a

n/a

Fife

9

9

100.0%

5

57

22

n/a

Lothian

10

9

90.0%

14

72

20

68

WOSCAN

35

22

62.9%

7

135

57

112

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

3

2

66.7%

17

103

29

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

9

6

66.7%

7

135

39

n/a

Forth Valley

2

2

100.0%

26

26

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

12

6

50.0%

19

114

61

109

Greater Glasgow

9

6

66.7%

25

124

57

n/a

*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

Cancer waiting times statistics are subject to a programme of quality improvement focusing on consistency and coverage.

These improvements need to be taken in to account when making comparisons on quarter on quarter performance.

Page updated: Monday, February 26, 2007