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 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) |
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Scotland | 96 | 84 | 87.5% | 0 | 139 | 31 | 65 |
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NOSCAN | 22 | 16 | 72.7% | 0 | 139 | 34 | 117 |
Argyll & Clyde (Highland) | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Grampian | 11 | 9 | 81.8% | 0 | 128 | 38 | 120 |
Highland | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 85 | 34 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | 0 | 139 | 33 | n/a |
Western Isles | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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SCAN | 24 | 23 | 95.8% | 4 | 80 | 29 | 52 |
Borders | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 15 | 59 | 30 | n/a |
Dumfries & Galloway | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a |
Fife | 8 | 8 | 100.0% | 13 | 44 | 18 | n/a |
Lothian | 11 | 10 | 90.9% | 7 | 80 | 38 | 72 |
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WOSCAN | 50 | 45 | 90.0% | 2 | 115 | 31 | 64 |
Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow) | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 3 | 56 | 37 | n/a |
Ayrshire & Arran | 12 | 11 | 91.7% | 5 | 65 | 19 | 61 |
Forth Valley | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 14 | 90 | 36 | n/a |
Lanarkshire | 6 | 6 | 100.0% | 12 | 62 | 45 | n/a |
Greater Glasgow | 24 | 21 | 87.5% | 2 | 115 | 34 | 74 |
*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.