Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change set a target that "the maximum wait from urgent referral to treatment for all cancers will be two months"
Colorectal Period of diagnosis: 1 July - 30 September 2007
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) |
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Scotland | 327 | 287 | 87.8% | 0 | 203 | 35 | 71 |
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NOSCAN | 87 | 82 | 94.3% | 0 | 203 | 29 | 61 |
Argyll & Clyde (Highland) | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Grampian | 28 | 26 | 92.9% | 0 | 203 | 30 | 62 |
Highland | 21 | 21 | 100.0% | 1 | 62 | 32 | 61 |
Orkney | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 76 | n/a | n/a |
Shetland | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Tayside | 34 | 32 | 94.1% | 1 | 95 | 21 | 59 |
Western Isles | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 37 | 50 | 48 | n/a |
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SCAN | 100 | 84 | 84.0% | 0 | 154 | 35 | 77 |
Borders | 6 | 6 | 100.0% | 2 | 49 | 35 | n/a |
Dumfries & Galloway | 14 | 12 | 85.7% | 1 | 81 | 42 | 78 |
Fife | 24 | 23 | 95.8% | 0 | 67 | 28 | 60 |
Lothian | 56 | 43 | 76.8% | 0 | 154 | 39 | 93 |
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WOSCAN | 140 | 121 | 86.4% | 0 | 124 | 36 | 77 |
Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow) | 17 | 17 | 100.0% | 1 | 62 | 30 | 60 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 26 | 24 | 92.3% | 0 | 95 | 22 | 62 |
Forth Valley | 23 | 22 | 95.7% | 0 | 77 | 42 | 61 |
Lanarkshire | 30 | 20 | 66.7% | 0 | 114 | 41 | 96 |
Greater Glasgow | 44 | 38 | 86.4% | 0 | 124 | 39 | 83 |
*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.
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.