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Written question asked by Brian Jenkins (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 April 2007. It was answered by Andy Burnham (Labour) on Thursday, 3 May 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Good Hope Hospital

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cancelled operations there were in each of the last 10 years at Good Hope Hospital.
Answer

Data were collected at health authority level only prior to 2001-02. From 2001-02 onwards, data were collected at trust level.The number of last minute cancelled operations for non-clinical reasons at Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust for the years 2001-02 to 2005-06 are shown in the table.

Last minute cancelled operations for non-clinical reasons
Number
2001-02 550
2002-03 781
2003-04 761
2004-05 465
2005-06 565
Note:
A last minute cancellation is one that occurs on the day the patient was due to arrive, after they have arrived in hospital, or on the day of their operation.
Source:
Department of Health dataset quarterly monitoring of cancelled operations (QMCO).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
134508; 459 c1841-2W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Surgery Good Hope Hospital
Link
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