Figures out this week show that 96 % of people who were urgently referred and then diagnosed with cancer were treated within 62 days. This means the 95 % target has been reached every quarter for the past year. The average wait was 35 days. NHS Grampian treated 96.8% of people within 62 days.
By 2011 the Scottish Government want all patients to start treatment within 31 days of “the descision to treat”. This is part of the Better Cancer Care stratagey. Not everyone agrees that this 31 day rule is a good thing. I’ve blogged before about cancer waiting times and how statistics alone aren’t a great way of judging services. If you want to read the details you’ll find the full report on the ISD website.
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