Figures & data
Figure 1. Recorded intervals in the project. Interval 1 (referral) was the time from first visit at GP to first visit at ENT department, interval 2 (work-up) was included time for biopsy and imaging, interval 3 (treatment) was waiting time to start surgery or radiotherapy and interval 4 (total) was the full course.
Figure 2. Histograms showing the median intervals for the reference period (Oct–Dec 2006) and the four quarters of the 2007 study year. Error bars are indicating the upper 90 percentile for waiting time.
Figure 3. Cumulative histogram showing median intervals for the reference period (Oct–Dec 2006) and the four quarters of the 2007 study year.
Table I. Patients recorded on the project.