HC Deb 07 March 2002 vol 381 cc544-5W
David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons as a proportion of admissions in Hull and the East Riding in each year since 1997. [40050]

Jacqui Smith

The number of operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons and the and percentage of operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons as a proportion of admissions in the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in each year since 1997 is shown in the table.

Year Cancelled operations Total admissions Percentage
1998–99 327 110,114 0.29
1999–2000 382 111,039 0.34
2000–01 323 109,739 0.29

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients died within 30 days of surgery in Hull and the East Riding in each year since 1997. [40045]

Jacqui Smith

The number of patients who died within 30 days of surgery in Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in each year since 1997 is shown in the table.

Total deaths within 30 days of surgery
Number
1998–99 407
1999–2000 390
2000–01 325