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Lymphoma Q4 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 October to 31 December 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

90

71

78.9%

1

307

37

93

NOSCAN

27

22

81.5%

11

237

31

94

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

7

5

71.4%

14

237

39

n/a

Highland

10

8

80.0%

11

104

38

100

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

9

9

100.0%

15

56

27

n/a

Western Isles

1

-

0.0%

69

69

n/a

n/a

SCAN

23

19

82.6%

10

307

38

97

Borders

3

3

100.0%

36

60

38

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

3

3

100.0%

19

60

26

n/a

Fife

7

6

85.7%

12

64

34

n/a

Lothian

10

7

70.0%

10

307

45

286

WOSCAN

40

30

75.0%

1

208

42

128

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

10

9

90.0%

25

160

35

150

Ayrshire & Arran

5

3

60.0%

24

91

57

n/a

Forth Valley

1

1

100.0%

47

47

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

11

9

81.8%

1

127

54

120

Greater Glasgow

13

8

61.5%

2

208

31

187



*Exclusion categories are: died prior to receiving treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay, co-morbidities, clinical reasons and initially referred to another non-cancer speciality.

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: Friday, May 25, 2007