Information is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows the number of last minute cancelled operations for non-clinical reasons at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for 2006-07 which are the latest data available.
Number Number of last minute cancellations for non clinical reasons 262 Number of urgent operations that were cancelled for a second or subsequent time for non clinical reasons 0 Notes: 1. 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. 2. Some common non-clinical reasons for cancellations by the hospital include: ward beds unavailable; surgeon unavailable; emergency case needing theatre; theatre list over-ran; equipment failure; administration error; anaesthetist unavailable; theatre staff unavailable; and critical care bed unavailable. 3. Urgent operations are as defined by National Confidentially Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths. ‘Immediate’, ‘Urgent’ and ‘Expedited’ operations are included in the definition. However, ‘Elective’ operations are not included in the definition Source: Department of Health datasets: QMCO and Weekly Situation Reports