The latest quarterly NHS cancelled elective operations statistics produced by NHS England were released on 11th May 2017.

NHS cancelled elective operations figures for the quarter ending 31st  March 2017  include data for England, Regions and NHS Trusts.

The figures shown are the number of last-minute cancelled elective operations for non-clinical reasons and, of those, the number subsequently re-admitted within 28 days.

The key points from the latest release are:

• During the quarter ending 31^st March 2017, 21,219 operations were cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons by NHS providers. In the same period in 2015/16, there were 23,352 cancelled operations.
• Cancelled operations during the quarter represented 1.1% of all elective activity, which is a decrease compared to the corresponding percentage in the same period in 2015/16.
• Of these cancellations 1,668 (7.9%) of patients were not treated within 28 days of a cancellation. In the same period in 2015/16, 1,864 (8.0%) of patients were not treated within 28 days.

Full tables are available here:

http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/cancelled-elective-operations/cancelled-ops-data/

Additional Information

For press enquiries please e-mail the NHS England media team at nhsengland.media@nhs.net or call 07768 901293

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) statistician responsible for producing these data is:

Adrian Fletcher
Analytical Services (National)
NHS England
Room 5E15, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE
Email: unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk