Ovarian 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"

Ovarian - 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

76

72

94.7%

0

81

33

56

NOSCAN

19

18

94.7%

0

73

23

62

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

7

7

100.0%

3

37

23

n/a

Highland

4

4

100.0%

0

48

38

n/a

Orkney

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shetland

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tayside

8

7

87.5%

1

73

19

n/a

Western Isles

-

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SCAN

25

24

96.0%

2

70

34

52

Borders

2

2

100.0%

27

44

n/a

n/a

Dumfries & Galloway

1

1

100.0%

13

13

n/a

n/a

Fife

7

6

85.7%

32

70

39

n/a

Lothian

15

15

100.0%

2

51

25

46

WOSCAN

32

30

93.8%

1

81

37

60

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

6

6

100.0%

14

56

34

n/a

Ayrshire & Arran

1

1

100.0%

46

46

n/a

n/a

Forth Valley

4

4

100.0%

26

45

43

n/a

Lanarkshire

6

5

83.3%

5

81

23

n/a

Greater Glasgow

15

14

93.3%

1

65

36

63

*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