Two deeply upsetting reports in the Daily Record today, I know, but you cannot base an evaluation of a service treating almost 500 patients every year, thousands in the last few years, on the experience of two.

You can see from the above, latest data, that several waiting time targets are beaten year after year, that 7 out of 11 targets are met and that the others, especially the very important numbers 9 and 10, come close.

This enabled an evaluation, based on evidence, of:

The QPI results indicate that overall, the quality of ovarian cancer services across Scotland is excellent, particularly in relation to CT or MRI prior to commencing treatment, complete pathology reporting, achieving no residual disease following surgery (or delayed surgery following chemotherapy) for advanced disease and no 30-day mortality following surgery. There remains room for further service improvement around first-line chemotherapy, surgery for advanced disease and referral for genetic testing.

https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/ovarian-cancer-quality-performance-indicators/ovarian-cancer-quality-performance-indicators-patients-diagnosed-from-october-2019-to-september-2022/

Meanwhile in England, NHS in England drops cancer waiting time targets: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=England+ovarian+cancer+waiting+times+scandal&mid=FA82FC823FD6612E7A44FA82FC823FD6612E7A44&FORM=VIRE