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Upper GI 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"

Upper GI - 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

233

217

93.1%

1

198

31

61

NOSCAN

67

62

92.5%

4

101

28

61

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

1

1

100.0%

28

28

n/a

n/a

Grampian

32

29

90.6%

4

95

35

64

Highland

12

12

100.0%

11

60

30

56

Orkney

1

0

0.0%

63

63

n/a

n/a

Shetland

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

20

19

95.0%

4

101

21

62

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

61

61

n/a

n/a

SCAN

63

58

92.1%

1

129

35

62

Borders

3

3

100.0%

44

60

55

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

7

7

100.0%

1

58

23

n/a

Fife

37

35

94.6%

2

129

35

61

Lothian

16

13

81.3%

4

119

43

98

WOSCAN

103

97

94.2%

1

198

31

61

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

19

19

100.0%

3

58

33

56

Ayrshire & Arran

19

18

94.7%

1

106

20

62

Forth Valley

12

12

100.0%

6

57

28

57

Lanarkshire

19

15

78.9%

6

198

37

127

Greater Glasgow

34

33

97.1%

2

63

34

62

*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