§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were admitted to hospital for surgery and subsequently discharged without the operation having taken place in each NHS hospital trust or health board hospital in the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 1997. [6854]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 4 July 1997]: I regret that information on cancellations of operations in the level of detail requested is not collected. The figures for cancellations of planned admissions for in-patient and day case treatment during the period 1 October 1996 265W to 31 March 1997 are given in the table. The number of cancellations involved is very small in relation to the total number of admissions. The Government and the NHS in Scotland are working to reduce to as few as possible the number of occasions when patients have their operations cancelled.
Cancellation of planned admissions by NHS hospitals during the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 19971 Number Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 670 Angus NHS Trust 25 Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 174 Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust 11 Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 20 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 374 East and Midlothian NHS Trust 126 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 28 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 40 Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 354 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 12 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 49 Highland Communities NHS Trust 13 Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 110 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 157 Law Hospital NHS Trust 7 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 68 Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 64 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 136 North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust 24 Orkney Health Board Unit 13 Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 52 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 291 Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 434 Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 221 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 691 Shetland Hospitals and Community NHS Trust 9 South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 54 Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 72 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 88 Stobhill NHS Trust 33 The Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 153 The Yorkhill NHS Trust 39 West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust 165 West Lothian NHS Trust 222 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 241 Western Isles Health Unit 7 Scotland 5,247 1 Provisional.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients awaiting operations were informed by letter of the cancellation of their hospital admission for the operation in respect of each NHS hospital trust and health board hospital during the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 1997. [6855]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 4 July 1997]: I regret that information on cancellations of operations in the level of detail requested is not collected. The figures for cancellations of planned admissions for in-patients and day case treatment during the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 1997 are given in the table. The number of cancellations involved is very small in relation to the total number of admissions. The Government and the NHS in Scotland are working to reduce to as few as possible the number of occasions when patients have their operations 266W cancelled. I would expect all hospitals to notify patients of the cancellation of their admission for treatment as soon as possible and by the most appropriate method.
Cancellation of planned admissions by SHS hospitals during the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 19971 Number Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 670 Angus NHS Trust 25 Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 174 Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust 11 Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospital NHS Trust 20 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 374 East and Midlothian NHS Trust 126 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 28 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 40 Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 354 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 12 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 49 Highland Communities NHS Trust 13 Inverclyde Royals NHS Trust 110 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 157 Law Hospital NHS Trust 7 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 68 Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 64 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 136 North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust 24 Orkney Health Board Unit 13 Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 52 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 291 Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 434 Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 221 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 691 Shetland Hospitals and Community NHS Trust 9 South Ayrshire Hospital NHS Trust 54 Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 72 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 88 Stobhill NHS Trust 33 The Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 153 The Yorkhill NHS Trust 39 West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust 165 West Lothian NHS Trust 222 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 241 Western Isles Health Unit 7 Scotland 5,247 1 Provisional.