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head and neck Q1 2007

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"

Head & Neck - 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

111

88

79.3%

4

135

47

80

NOSCAN

21

14

66.7%

6

94

47

89

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

5

5

100.0%

17

41

36

n/a

Highland

9

3

33.3%

42

91

69

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

7

6

85.7%

6

94

36

n/a

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

30

26

86.7%

13

96

48

85

Borders

2

2

100.0%

59

59

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

2

2

100.0%

26

37

n/a

n/a

Fife

8

6

75.0%

13

96

44

n/a

Lothian

18

16

88.9%

17

96

51

88

WOSCAN

60

48

80.0%

4

135

47

80

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

8

8

100.0%

4

55

19

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

3

1

33.3%

56

119

115

n/a

Forth Valley

6

4

66.7%

42

109

57

n/a

Lanarkshire

10

6

60.0%

15

126

51

121

Greater Glasgow

33

29

87.9%

7

135

42

73

*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: Monday, August 13, 2007