Melanoma Q1 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"

Melanoma - period of diagnosis: 1 January to 31 March 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

70

68

97.1%

0

109

22

55

NOSCAN

22

21

95.5%

0

109

24

57

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

8

8

100.0%

0

58

10

n/a

Highland

3

3

100.0%

0

39

34

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

55

55

n/a

n/a

Tayside

9

8

88.9%

0

109

38

n/a

Western Isles

1

1

100.0%

20

20

n/a

n/a

SCAN

22

21

95.5%

2

81

17

54

Borders

1

1

100.0%

12

12

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

4

4

100.0%

2

26

6

n/a

Fife

2

2

100.0%

7

14

n/a

n/a

Lothian

15

14

93.3%

6

81

26

66

WOSCAN

26

26

100.0%

0

57

24

55

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

3

3

100.0%

7

23

15

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

4

4

100.0%

2

37

7

n/a

Forth Valley

1

1

100.0%

20

20

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

4

4

100.0%

1

34

30

n/a

Greater Glasgow

14

14

100.0%

0

57

27

56



*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, August 29, 2006