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) |
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Scotland | 70 | 68 | 97.1% | 0 | 109 | 22 | 55 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.