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".
Ovarian - period of diagnosis: 1 April to 30 June, 2005
Area of diagnosis | Number of eligible GP urgent referrals* | Number treated within 2 months (62 days) of referral | % compliance with 2 month urgent referral to treatment target |
Scotland | 43 | 37 | 86.0% |
| | | |
NOSCAN | 13 | 11 | 84.6% |
Grampian (includes Shetland) | 7 | 6 | 85.7% |
Highland | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
Orkney | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Tayside | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Western Isles | 0 | - | n/a |
| | | |
SCAN | 11 | 10 | 90.9% |
Borders | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Fife | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Lothian | 7 | 6 | 85.7% |
| | | |
WOSCAN | 19 | 16 | 84.2% |
Argyll & Clyde | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
Ayrshire & Arran | 6 | 5 | 83.3% |
Forth Valley | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lanarkshire | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Greater Glasgow | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
*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