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Ovarian 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"

Ovarian - 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

90

84

93.3%

0

105

30

59

NOSCAN

27

25

92.6%

2

75

30

62

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

10

10

100.0%

5

30

19

30

Highland

5

5

100.0%

15

59

31

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

11

9

81.8%

2

75

42

73

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

28

28

n/a

n/a

SCAN

16

16

100.0%

0

55

21

54

Borders

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

2

2

100.0%

0

28

n/a

n/a

Fife

4

4

100.0%

19

55

36

n/a

Lothian

10

10

100.0%

3

50

18

49

WOSCAN

47

43

91.5%

1

105

31

62

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

5

5

100.0%

24

62

31

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

7

7

100.0%

1

59

25

n/a

Forth Valley

7

5

71.4%

19

105

45

n/a

Lanarkshire

10

8

80.0%

11

73

30

72

Greater Glasgow

18

18

100.0%

9

57

31

55

*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