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Lymphoma 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"

Lymphoma - 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

121

89

73.6%

0

187

40

123

NOSCAN

34

26

76.5%

0

149

40

118

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

15

12

80.0%

13

149

43

135

Highland

7

5

71.4%

11

91

30

n/a

Orkney

2

2

100.0%

0

51

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

10

7

70.0%

13

132

37

130

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

32

23

71.9%

5

187

39

151

Borders

1

1

100.0%

34

34

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

4

3

75.0%

6

106

41

n/a

Fife

3

3

100.0%

14

29

23

n/a

Lothian

24

16

66.7%

5

187

40

153

WOSCAN

55

40

72.7%

1

179

47

124

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

4

4

100.0%

24

52

51

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

9

5

55.6%

33

179

59

n/a

Forth Valley

6

5

83.3%

20

152

45

n/a

Lanarkshire

16

13

81.3%

1

125

32

91

Greater Glasgow

20

13

65.0%

1

178

52

145

*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