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Urology 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"

Urology - 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

252

209

82.9%

0

190

42

87

NOSCAN

66

60

90.9%

0

157

37

65

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

28

28

100.0%

0

61

42

57

Highland

12

11

91.7%

3

74

46

70

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

2

2

100.0%

15

62

n/a

n/a

Tayside

22

18

81.8%

4

157

31

107

Western Isles

2

1

50.0%

57

72

n/a

n/a

SCAN

67

50

74.6%

3

158

48

98

Borders

4

4

100.0%

6

50

15

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

7

7

100.0%

12

57

26

n/a

Fife

17

11

64.7%

3

102

34

99

Lothian

39

28

71.8%

6

158

51

107

WOSCAN

119

99

83.2%

2

190

42

88

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

14

12

85.7%

4

110

43

102

Ayrshire & Arran

23

21

91.3%

6

116

37

66

Forth Valley

20

18

90.0%

3

87

50

66

Lanarkshire

20

8

40.0%

2

190

81

139

Greater Glasgow

42

40

95.2%

2

138

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: Friday, November 23, 2007