Lymphoma q405

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"

Lymphoma - period of diagnosis: 1 October to 31 December 2005

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)

95th Percentile (Days)

Scotland

114

75

65.8%

0

264

43

113

134

NOSCAN

31

24

77.4%

1

134

31

115

132

Grampian

6

5

83.3%

22

59

28

n/a

n/a

Highland

14

13

92.9%

1

77

31

67

n/a

Orkney

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

11

6

54.5%

5

134

61

133

n/a

Western Isles

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

39

29

74.4%

5

175

43

106

138

Borders

1

1

100.0%

5

5

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fife

7

6

85.7%

7

129

43

n/a

n/a

Lothian

31

22

71.0%

11

175

43

105

153

WOSCAN

44

22

50.0%

0

264

54

124

161

Argyll & Clyde

7

4

57.1%

9

107

46

n/a

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

7

4

57.1%

13

134

50

n/a

n/a

Forth Valley

6

1

16.7%

15

107

75

n/a

n/a

Lanarkshire

9

4

44.4%

9

161

59

n/a

n/a

Greater Glasgow

15

9

60.0%

0

264

46

199

n/a

*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, May 16, 2006