§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) cancelled operations in total, (b) operations cancelled on the day of operation and 794W (c) operations cancelled and not readmitted within one month there were in each health authority in England in each quarter during the last two years for which figures are available. [13611]
§ Mr. HuttonThe latest published figures are for quarter one 2001–02. Copies of quarterly statistics on cancelled operations by health authority for the last two years are available in the Library.
Data are collected on the number of operations cancelled at the last minute. Data are not broken down into whether the operation was cancelled on the day of surgery or the day of admission to hospital.