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Lymphoma Q1 07

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"

Lymphoma - period of diagnosis: 1 January to 31 March 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)

Scotland

91

74

81.3%

0

156

37

82

NOSCAN

21

18

85.7%

1

149

33

69

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

9

7

77.8%

11

149

47

n/a

Highland

6

6

100.0%

1

37

22

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

5

4

80.0%

10

57

18

n/a

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

38

38

n/a

n/a

SCAN

28

25

89.3%

0

119

37

68

Borders

1

-

0.0%

93

93

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

4

4

100.0%

15

47

44

n/a

Fife

6

6

100.0%

1

61

47

n/a

Lothian

17

15

88.2%

0

119

27

79

WOSCAN

42

31

73.8%

4

156

38

91

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

5

4

80.0%

32

57

37

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

10

8

80.0%

4

79

38

78

Forth Valley

6

6

100.0%

15

54

36

n/a

Lanarkshire

11

6

54.5%

22

156

53

144

Greater Glasgow

10

7

70.0%

15

138

31

132

*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 specialty.

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: Tuesday, August 14, 2007