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Lymphoma Q2 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 April - 30 June 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

120

106

88.3%

2

138

39

70

NOSCAN

34

32

94.1%

2

79

29

58

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

13

11

84.6%

2

79

33

77

Highland

6

6

100.0%

25

53

37

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

13

13

100.0%

5

51

21

50

Western Isles

2

2

100.0%

29

49

n/a

n/a

SCAN

37

33

89.2%

3

110

39

76

Borders

2

2

100.0%

20

20

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

6

4

66.7%

3

102

18

n/a

Fife

7

7

100.0%

16

46

30

n/a

Lothian

22

20

90.9%

15

110

40

66

WOSCAN

49

41

83.7%

11

138

44

80

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

6

5

83.3%

24

92

36

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

6

5

83.3%

28

50

42

n/a

Forth Valley

6

4

66.7%

35

76

52

n/a

Lanarkshire

11

9

81.8%

11

83

57

82

Greater Glasgow

20

18

90.0%

14

138

42

85

*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.

Page updated: Friday, November 23, 2007