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head and neck Q3 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 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

113

100

88.5%

7

109

43

68

NOSCAN

33

28

84.8%

16

85

46

79

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

1

0

0.0%

67

67

n/a

n/a

Grampian

10

10

100.0%

16

51

34

50

Highland

2

2

100.0%

42

54

n/a

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

20

16

80.0%

19

85

56

85

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

30

28

93.3%

16

88

44

62

Borders

3

2

66.7%

33

88

47

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

3

3

100.0%

23

35

34

n/a

Fife

8

8

100.0%

29

58

48

n/a

Lothian

16

15

93.8%

16

68

44

64

WOSCAN

50

44

88.0%

7

109

42

69

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

5

5

100.0%

12

36

28

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

5

5

100.0%

7

57

51

n/a

Forth Valley

5

5

100.0%

23

55

42

n/a

Lanarkshire

9

6

66.7%

47

105

55

n/a

Greater Glasgow

26

23

88.5%

12

109

36

73

*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