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Urology 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"

Urology - 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

281

249

88.6%

0

157

40

70

NOSCAN

55

52

94.5%

0

101

42

62

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

3

3

100.0%

13

62

30

n/a

Grampian

27

27

100.0%

5

62

38

58

Highland

9

9

100.0%

28

59

45

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

14

11

78.6%

0

101

42

91

Western Isles

2

2

100.0%

46

60

n/a

n/a

SCAN

79

64

81.0%

3

157

45

78

Borders

5

4

80.0%

8

68

54

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

11

10

90.9%

7

91

30

85

Fife

16

12

75.0%

3

143

52

110

Lothian

47

38

80.9%

6

157

46

80

WOSCAN

147

133

90.5%

1

142

36

63

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

20

18

90.0%

1

119

22

101

Ayrshire & Arran

25

23

92.0%

7

96

33

68

Forth Valley

26

26

100.0%

4

60

31

57

Lanarkshire

32

25

78.1%

4

142

43

105

Greater Glasgow

44

41

93.2%

3

111

42

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