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Head and neck Q2 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 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

124

96

77.4%

12

146

50

84

NOSCAN

27

18

66.7%

14

146

55

93

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

11

6

54.5%

18

104

58

100

Highland

3

3

100.0%

14

60

20

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

13

9

69.2%

17

146

55

124

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

30

28

93.3%

12

76

47

61

Borders

1

1

100.0%

40

40

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

1

1

100.0%

26

26

n/a

n/a

Fife

6

5

83.3%

32

63

46

n/a

Lothian

22

21

95.5%

12

76

49

61

WOSCAN

67

50

74.6%

13

143

49

107

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

4

4

100.0%

15

59

35

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

10

5

50.0%

29

134

57

134

Forth Valley

8

7

87.5%

27

77

53

n/a

Lanarkshire

13

8

61.5%

13

136

51

115

Greater Glasgow

32

26

81.3%

16

143

49

106

*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