Breast Q2 06

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"

Breast - Period of diagnosis: 1 April to 30 June 2006

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

432

381

88.2%

1

113

37

65

NOSCAN

92

80

87.0%

8

113

43

66

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

38

34

89.5%

8

80

43

63

Highland

14

9

64.3%

22

113

58

101

Orkney

1

0

0.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

37

35

94.6%

20

81

37

60

Western Isles

2

2

100.0%

47

55

n/a

n/a

SCAN

136

110

80.9%

8

106

48

69

Borders

4

4

100.0%

11

34

22

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

18

18

100.0%

8

53

20

44

Fife

41

29

70.7%

27

106

56

83

Lothian

73

59

80.8%

17

103

49

69

WOSCAN

204

191

93.6%

1

90

31

59

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

30

29

96.7%

1

63

20

34

Ayrshire & Arran

34

31

91.2%

2

90

39

64

Forth Valley

25

21

84.0%

23

78

46

71

Lanarkshire

43

41

95.3%

8

72

26

50

Greater Glasgow

72

69

95.8%

10

71

34

58

*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: Monday, November 27, 2006