Written question asked by David Ruffley (Conservative) on Monday, 14 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 March 2005. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Monday, 21 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancelled operations there were in each quarter of 2004-05 in the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust.

Answer: Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cancelled operations there were in each quarter of 2004-05 in the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust. [222480] Dr. Ladyman: The published data for last minute cancelled operations in each of the last three quarters of 2004-05 for West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service Trust are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Quarter (2004-05) Number of last minute cancelled operations 1 (April-June) 56 2 (July-September) 98 3 (October-December) 313 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The quarterly trend for the trust is not uncommon. Traditionally, the number of cancelled operations in the winter months (quarter three) is generally higher than other quarters in most trusts.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c616-7W; 222480
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Hospitals Patients Waiting lists Surgery West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust
Contains statistics: Yes
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