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Lymphoma 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"

Lymphoma - 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

116

79

68.1%

2

349

48

125

NOSCAN

24

17

70.8%

2

148

44

118

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

13

9

69.2%

2

105

47

101

Highland

4

4

100.0%

7

59

19

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

6

3

50.0%

30

148

60

n/a

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

24

24

n/a

n/a

SCAN

38

30

78.9%

4

317

46

85

Borders

4

4

100.0%

7

57

23

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

3

3

100.0%

14

38

26

n/a

Fife

10

10

100.0%

4

62

46

62

Lothian

21

13

61.9%

8

317

52

122

WOSCAN

54

32

59.3%

6

349

54

135

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

6

6

100.0%

7

61

47

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

7

6

85.7%

36

128

45

n/a

Forth Valley

12

6

50.0%

26

167

56

165

Lanarkshire

11

6

54.5%

6

105

53

103

Greater Glasgow

18

8

44.4%

10

349

66

186



*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