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 West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust from 2001-02 to 2006-07 (which are the latest data available).
Number of last minute cancelled operations for non clinical reasons 2001-02 562 2002-03 244 2003-04 815 2004-05 666 2005-06 621 2006-07 929 Notes: 1. Data were collected at health authority level only prior to 2001-02. Trust level data were collected from 2001-02 onwards. 2. 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. 3. 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; admin error; anaesthetist unavailable; theatre staff unavailable; and critical care bed unavailable. Source: Department of Health dataset QMCO