Lymphoma Q3 07

Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change set a target that "the maximum wait from urgent referral to treatment for all cancers will be two months"

Lymphoma - period of diagnosis: 1 July - 30 September 2007

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

91

79

86.8%

0

280

40

92

NOSCAN

18

17

94.4%

0

78

42

64

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

11

10

90.9%

0

78

53

75

Highland

3

3

100.0%

10

51

51

n/a

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

11

11

n/a

n/a

Tayside

3

3

100.0%

6

40

30

n/a

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

33

30

90.9%

10

280

33

63

Borders

2

2

100.0%

28

35

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

2

2

100.0%

13

31

n/a

n/a

Fife

9

9

100.0%

10

61

20

n/a

Lothian

20

17

85.0%

13

280

43

160

WOSCAN

40

32

80.0%

3

156

43

128

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

7

6

85.7%

33

131

36

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

8

6

75.0%

11

156

54

n/a

Forth Valley

2

1

50.0%

60

96

78

n/a

Lanarkshire

11

10

90.9%

7

105

36

93

Greater Glasgow

12

9

75.0%

3

130

47

120

*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

Cancer waiting times statistics are subject to a programme of quality improvement focusing on consistency and coverage.

These improvements need to be taken in to account when making comparisons on quarter on quarter performance.

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