Melanoma Q2 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"

Melanoma - period of diagnosis: 1 April - 30 June 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

103

95

92.2%

0

134

26

61

NOSCAN

26

24

92.3%

0

115

25

65

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

1

1

100.0%

40

40

n/a

n/a

Grampian

8

8

100.0%

0

60

20

n/a

Highland

7

7

100.0%

0

58

27

n/a

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

1

1

100.0%

23

23

n/a

n/a

Tayside

9

7

77.8%

0

115

29

n/a

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

33

29

87.9%

0

120

20

81

Borders

1

0

0.0%

79

79

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

1

1

100.0%

2

2

n/a

n/a

Fife

8

8

100.0%

0

20

6

n/a

Lothian

23

20

87.0%

1

120

29

83

WOSCAN

44

42

95.5%

0

134

29

57

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

2

2

100.0%

0

15

n/a

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

8

8

100.0%

0

42

18

n/a

Forth Valley

8

7

87.5%

13

77

31

n/a

Lanarkshire

8

8

100.0%

0

54

22

n/a

Greater Glasgow

18

17

94.4%

16

134

36

68

*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.

Page updated: Friday, November 23, 2007