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Colorectal cancer waiting time Q3 05

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".

Colorectal - period of diagnosis: 1 July to 30 September 2005

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 (Days)

Maximum (Days)

Median (Days)

90th Percentile (Days)

95th Percentile (Days)

Scotland

313

209

66.8%

0

286

33

109

132

NOSCAN

77

52

67.5%

0

126

35

101

117

Grampian

21

10

47.6%

1

107

64

103

107

Highland

18

11

61.1%

3

126

46

122

n/a

Orkney

2

2

100.0%

23

29

26

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

50

50

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

32

26

81.3%

0

116

24

95

113

Western Isles

3

2

66.7%

1

75

60

n/a

n/a

SCAN

83

61

73.5%

0

147

20

101

119

Borders

6

3

50.0%

20

115

59

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

11

8

72.7%

0

122

48

111

n/a

Fife

15

11

73.3%

1

105

30

92

n/a

Lothian

51

39

76.5%

0

147

11

102

120

WOSCAN

153

96

62.7%

0

286

38

130

190

Argyll & Clyde

25

18

72.0%

0

116

13

81

108

Ayrshire & Arran

21

12

57.1%

1

119

35

83

n/a

Forth Valley

12

6

50.0%

2

123

63

114

n/a

Lanarkshire

33

16

48.5%

1

255

59

221

247

Greater Glasgow

62

44

71.0%

0

286

39

121

174

*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: Thursday, April 6, 2006