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Urology 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"

Urology - 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

254

186

73.2%

0

220

43

93

NOSCAN

75

56

74.7%

1

201

45

94

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

27

22

81.5%

2

167

45

96

Highland

18

9

50.0%

14

110

62

106

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

28

23

82.1%

1

201

37

95

Western Isles

2

2

100.0%

29

49

n/a

n/a

SCAN

61

38

62.3%

3

149

52

97

Borders

6

3

50.0%

5

149

64

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

6

4

66.7%

8

64

29

n/a

Fife

18

13

72.2%

3

104

42

95

Lothian

31

18

58.1%

3

119

59

96

WOSCAN

118

92

78.0%

0

220

38

89

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

16

13

81.3%

5

79

17

69

Ayrshire & Arran

14

13

92.9%

0

68

33

65

Forth Valley

16

13

81.3%

1

117

40

88

Lanarkshire

23

9

39.1%

8

220

71

127

Greater Glasgow

49

44

89.8%

1

141

40

60

*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