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Head and Neck 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"

Head & Neck - 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

103

78

75.7%

1

205

54

107

NOSCAN

19

12

63.2%

1

140

52

132

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

10

5

50.0%

16

140

63

139

Highland

6

4

66.7%

20

132

56

n/a

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

3

3

100.0%

1

59

26

n/a

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

29

27

93.1%

20

80

56

62

Borders

2

2

100.0%

40

58

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

1

1

100.0%

35

35

n/a

n/a

Fife

9

9

100.0%

42

62

56

n/a

Lothian

17

15

88.2%

20

80

56

70

WOSCAN

55

39

70.9%

16

205

51

116

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

10

10

100.0%

16

60

34

60

Ayrshire & Arran

10

5

50.0%

25

119

66

116

Forth Valley

3

3

100.0%

38

54

50

n/a

Lanarkshire

9

6

66.7%

27

192

49

n/a

Greater Glasgow

23

15

65.2%

28

205

57

160

*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