Cancer Waiting Times Statistics for October-December 2008
This publication includes the number of cancer patients urgently referred for each of the geographic health boards and the proportion of these treated within 62 days of referral, broken down by tumour site.
The main findings are:
- 95.4 per cent of reported urgently referred patients diagnosed with cancer in October-December 2008 began treatment within 62 days of their referral. In July-September 2008 94.6 per cent of reported urgently referred cancer patients began treatment within 62 days of referral. In January-March 2007 84.5 per cent of reported urgently referred cancer patients began treatment within 62 days of referral
- The cancer types with the highest and lowest proportions of patients starting treatment within 62 days of urgent referral were breast (98.9 per cent) and head and neck (87.9 per cent) respectively
- The mainland Health Boards with the highest and lowest proportions of patients starting treatment within 62 days of urgent referral were NHS Borders (100 per cent) and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (92.8 per cent) respectively.
List of Tables
Waiting-Times Statistics by Health Board of Diagnosis for Patients Diagnosed During October-December 2008 with:
Breast Cancer | Colorectal Cancer | Head and Neck Cancer | Lung Cancer | Lymphoma Cancer
Melanoma Cancer | Ovarian Cancer | Upper GI Cancers | Urological Cancers | All Cancers
Key NotesPreviously published statistics relating to time periods before October 2008 can be accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/health/cancer/waiting-times.
Further information on Health and Community Care statistics within Scotland can be accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/statistics/browse/health.
Official statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff - more information on the standards of official statistics in Scotland can be accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/About