Melanoma 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"

Melanoma - 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

70

59

84.3%

0

143

28

74

99

NOSCAN

17

14

82.4%

6

114

37

89

n/a

Grampian

6

4

66.7%

28

114

52

n/a

n/a

Highland

3

2

66.7%

17

83

20

n/a

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

29

29

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

6

6

100.0%

6

49

27

n/a

n/a

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

16

16

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

16

11

68.8%

0

80

33

76

n/a

Borders

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

3

3

100.0%

0

38

37

n/a

n/a

Fife

2

2

100.0%

7

33

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lothian

11

6

54.5%

10

80

43

79

n/a

WOSCAN

37

34

91.9%

0

143

22

61

121

Argyll & Clyde

6

6

100.0%

0

49

25

n/a

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

11

10

90.9%

0

78

18

70

n/a

Forth Valley

4

4

100.0%

0

48

17

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

6

5

83.3%

14

119

33

n/a

n/a

Greater Glasgow

10

9

90.0%

0

143

21

n/a

n/a

*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