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Melanoma Q3 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"

Melanoma - 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)

Scotland

103

96

93.2%

0

116

25

55

NOSCAN

34

32

94.1%

0

116

26

53

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

1

1

100.0%

4

4

n/a

n/a

Grampian

11

11

100.0%

0

51

28

51

Highland

7

7

100.0%

0

54

20

n/a

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

2

2

100.0%

14

27

n/a

n/a

Tayside

12

10

83.3%

0

116

24

104

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

48

48

n/a

n/a

SCAN

26

24

92.3%

0

71

22

53

Borders

2

1

50.0%

37

37

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

2

2

100.0%

0

1

n/a

n/a

Fife

5

4

80.0%

6

71

12

n/a

Lothian

17

17

100.0%

5

57

25

51

WOSCAN

43

40

93.0%

0

113

27

61

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

11

11

100.0%

10

46

19

44

Ayrshire & Arran

12

12

100.0%

0

34

6

30

Forth Valley

3

3

100.0%

18

34

20

n/a

Lanarkshire

5

4

80.0%

12

63

47

n/a

Greater Glasgow

12

10

83.3%

0

113

33

111

*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: Wednesday, February 20, 2008