Lung cancer waiting times

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 cancer - period of diagnosis: October 1 - December 31, 2004

LUNGNumber of eligible GP urgent referrals*Number treated within two months (62 days) of referralCompliance with two months urgent referral to treatment target (in per cent)
Scotland23516168.5
NOSCAN834857.8
Grampian (includes Orkney and Shetland)191789.5
Highland10330
Tayside542851.9
SCAN695985.5
Borders33100
Dumfries & Galloway22100
Fife292172.4
Lothian282692.9
West Lothian77100
WOSCAN**835465.1
Argyll & Clyde12433.3
Ayrshire & Arran221777.3
Forth Valley8675
Lanarkshire281864.3
South Glasgow13969.2

*Exclusion categories are: died prior to receiving treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay and co-morbidities

**North Glasgow was unable to provide 'comparable data' for this quarter


Page updated: Wednesday, June 08, 2005