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Melanoma 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"

Melanoma - 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

89

76

85.4%

0

195

25

70

NOSCAN

24

21

87.5%

0

107

27

95

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

11

8

72.7%

0

107

31

107

Highland

2

2

100.0%

0

21

n/a

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

11

11

100.0%

0

62

7

58

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

29

25

86.2%

6

127

21

70

Borders

3

3

100.0%

14

25

21

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

2

2

100.0%

11

42

n/a

n/a

Fife

5

4

80.0%

6

127

14

n/a

Lothian

19

16

84.2%

10

76

21

70

WOSCAN

36

30

83.3%

0

195

26

71

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

10

10

100.0%

1

61

17

59

Ayrshire & Arran

4

4

100.0%

0

16

8

n/a

Forth Valley

3

3

100.0%

25

41

33

n/a

Lanarkshire

9

4

44.4%

0

195

63

n/a

Greater Glasgow

10

9

90.0%

6

77

32

73

*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