Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 December 2002. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 December 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of operations were cancelled shortly before they were due to be performed in the Walsgrave Hospital in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these cancellations were due to a lack of beds. - Inc figures and fact that information on the reasons for these non-clinical cancellations is not available.

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of operations were cancelled shortly before they were due to be performed in the Walsgrave Hospital in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these cancellations were due to a lack of beds. [84829] Mr. Lammy: The number of last minute cancellations for non-clinical reasons at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Service Trust in the quarter to June 2002 was 133. As a proportion of activity, finished first consultant episodes, this was 1.5 per cent. Information on the reasons for these non-clinical cancellations is not available. Source: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 84829; 395 c915W;395 c913W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Admissions Hospitals Hospital beds Waiting lists Surgery Walsgrave Hospital
Contains statistics: Yes
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