§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has on the numbers of cancelled operations in Welsh hospitals during 1995–96; and what numbers of those operations cancelled were reinstated within the patients charter guarantee period. [27310]
§ Mr. HagueInformation on the number of cancelled operations in Welsh hospitals and the number of those operations which were reinstated within the patients charter guarantee period is not collected centrally. However, the number of patients admitted to Welsh hospitals and treated more than one month after a 393W cancelled operation in the first three quarters of 1995–96 is shown in the following table. Information for the quarter ending 31 March 1996 is not yet available.
- Quarter ending 30 June 1995: 65
- Quarter ending 30 September 1995: 30
- Quarter ending 31 December 1995: 43.