Surgical Operations (Hansard, 26 July 1993)

HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc546-7W 546W

§ Ms Primarolo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of surgical operations were carried out outside normal working hours in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Sackville
The number of surgical operations carried out outside normal working hours is not available centrally. The table shows the percentage of operations performed outside scheduled sessions—ie notional half days, usually within the working day, Monday to Friday.

Year Percentage of operations outside scheduled sessions

1987–88 16.3

1988–89 16.2

1989–90 16.2

1990–91 16.7

1991–92 16.0

Source: KHO8
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Year	Percentage of operations outside scheduled sessions
1987–88	16.3
1988–89	16.2
1989–90	16.2
1990–91	16.7
1991–92	16.0