§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were cancelled at St. George's Hospital, Tooting, in the last 12 months [81670]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
Number of last minute cancellations for non-clinical reasons by quarter—St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust. Year Quarter Last minute cancellations 2001–02 Q3 282 2001–02 Q4 256 2002–03 Q1 37 Source:
Department of Health form QMNG/QMCO
A last minute cancellation is one that occurs on the day a patient is due to go into hospital or after they have arrived in hospital or on the day of their operation.