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Urological 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"

Urological - 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

288

175

60.8%

1

303

48

124

NOSCAN

76

41

53.9%

1

270

56

135

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

1

1

100.0%

22

22

n/a

n/a

Grampian

39

16

41.0%

10

270

70

192

Highland

10

2

20.0%

27

225

86

218

Orkney

1

1

100.0%

57

57

n/a

n/a

Shetland

2

2

100.0%

23

42

n/a

n/a

Tayside

23

19

82.6%

1

127

35

90

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

70

48

68.6%

3

303

47

98

Borders

3

1

33.3%

51

148

68

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fife

19

12

63.2%

4

145

50

105

Lothian

48

35

72.9%

3

303

43

96

WOSCAN

142

86

60.6%

2

235

45

125

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

18

10

55.6%

3

168

54

145

Ayrshire & Arran

32

26

81.3%

6

125

35

95

Forth Valley

19

12

63.2%

2

123

42

120

Lanarkshire

25

10

40.0%

3

176

41

139

Greater Glasgow

48

28

58.3%

2

235

48

152



*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