Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 May 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Friday, 24 May 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elective operations were postponed due to osteoporotic hip fractures in (a) Hull and the East Riding and (b) England and Wales in the last two quarters for which figures are available.

Answer: David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many elective operations were postponed due to osteoporotic hip fractures in (a) Hull and the East Riding and (b) England and Wales in the last two quarters for which figures are available. [57573] Jacqui Smith: Data on the number of operations postponed or cancelled due to osteoporotic hip fractures are not available. Data on the number of operations cancelled by the hospital for non-clinical reasons on, or after, the day the patient was due to be admitted are available in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 57573; 386 c685W;386 c684W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Admissions Hospitals Waiting lists Surgery Osteoporosis Orthopaedics East Riding Fractures
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk