§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were cancelled in each of the last 10 years(a) as a total figure and (b) as a percentage of all patients treated. [30576]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table. Data on operations cancelled (for non medical reasons) on the day of admission, or on day of surgery, were not collected prior to 1994–95.
Number of operations cancelled (for non medical reasons) on the day of admission, or on day of surgery, as a percentage of all elective admissions Number of cancelled operations Number of elelctive admissions Cancellations as a percentage of admissions 2000–01 77,818 5,474,550 1.42 1999–2000 60,242 5,376,761 1.12 1998–99 56,150 5,306,320 1.06 1997–98 50,505 4,849,995 1.04 1996–97 52,047 4,820,671 1.08 1995–96 54,483 4,787,348 1.14 1994–95 48,129 4,537,272 1.06 Note:
Number of elective admissions are general and acute first finished consultant episodes.
Source:
Patients Charter returns, Common Information Core