lung cancer q4 05

Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change set a target that "by 2005, the maximum wait from urgent referral to treatment for all cancers will be two months"

Lung - period of diagnosis: 1 October to 31 December 2005

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)

95th Percentile (Days)

Scotland

478

383

80.1%

0

192

36

80

100

NOSCAN

104

89

85.6%

4

139

33

81

97

Grampian

44

43

97.7%

6

98

23

46

60

Highland

12

10

83.3%

6

137

53

125

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

48

36

75.0%

4

139

41

85

107

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

140

120

85.7%

0

146

33

75

103

Borders

5

4

80.0%

29

82

41

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

14

11

78.6%

6

110

26

89

n/a

Fife

37

31

83.8%

1

146

33

80

120

Lothian

84

74

88.1%

0

130

32

75

101

WOSCAN

234

174

74.4%

0

192

40

82

103

Argyll & Clyde

32

24

75.0%

1

91

41

72

87

Ayrshire & Arran

44

38

86.4%

9

123

37

79

88

Forth Valley

13

11

84.6%

4

89

44

80

n/a

Lanarkshire

50

34

68.0%

5

133

36

90

103

Greater Glasgow

95

67

70.5%

0

192

44

91

125



*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

Page updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2006