Lung 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"

Lung - 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

551

455

82.6%

0

187

36

74

NOSCAN

124

110

88.7%

1

160

31

65

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

3

2

66.7%

18

23

n/a

n/a

Grampian

45

42

93.3%

1

93

22

52

Highland

21

16

76.2%

6

160

43

102

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

54

49

90.7%

2

112

36

64

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

17

17

n/a

n/a

SCAN

143

114

79.7%

0

152

34

77

Borders

8

8

100.0%

0

66

19

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

19

17

89.5%

4

56

24

54

Fife

43

34

79.1%

1

152

34

93

Lothian

73

55

75.3%

3

121

36

89

WOSCAN

284

231

81.3%

0

187

40

76

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

43

37

86.0%

1

92

40

67

Ayrshire & Arran

47

40

85.1%

2

107

35

73

Forth Valley

15

12

80.0%

23

99

47

89

Lanarkshire

55

47

85.5%

0

93

36

70

Greater Glasgow

124

95

76.6%

6

187

42

82

*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