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Urological 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"

Urology - 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

244

165

67.6%

1

237

44

108

NOSCAN

60

40

66.7%

2

185

42

96

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

25

14

56.0%

2

169

51

117

Highland

16

10

62.5%

3

185

35

154

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

20

20

n/a

n/a

Tayside

18

15

83.3%

7

94

24

87

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

66

48

72.7%

1

172

44

123

Borders

11

6

54.5%

3

157

55

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

5

5

100.0%

21

46

25

n/a

Fife

13

10

76.9%

26

121

46

117

Lothian

37

27

73.0%

1

172

40

161

WOSCAN

118

77

65.3%

1

237

49

103

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

14

10

71.4%

3

76

52

75

Ayrshire & Arran

22

17

77.3%

2

141

27

111

Forth Valley

23

13

56.5%

1

103

56

101

Lanarkshire

15

9

60.0%

5

237

55

214

Greater Glasgow

44

28

63.6%

1

214

35

154

*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