Department of Health (National): NHS cancelled elective operations, quarter ending 31 March 2011

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

The key points from the latest release are:

• During the quarter ending 31 March 2011, 16,012 elective operations were cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons. In the same period in 2010, there were 19,026 cancelled elective operations.

• Cancelled elective operations during the quarter represented 0.9% of all elective activity compared to 1.1% in the corresponding period in 2010.

• Of these cancellations, 857 (5.4%) of patients were not treated within 28 days of a cancellation. In the same period in 2010, 855 (4.5%) of patients were not treated within 28 days.

Full tables are available here

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/Cancelledoperations/index.htm

Additional Information

Press enquiries contact:

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Department of Health

Telephone: 020 7210 5221

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) statistician responsible for producing these data is:

Mark Svenson

Knowledge and Intelligence

Department of Health

Room 4E63, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE

Email: unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk

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