Reasons for cancellation of elective operations scheduled in Scotland 2023

In January 2023, among nine percent of total scheduled elective operations that were cancelled in NHS Scotland, some 3.3 percent were cancelled by patients. This statistic shows the share of total scheduled elective operations cancelled in the theatre system in Scotland from April 2022 to January 2023, by reason.

Share of reasons for cancellation of scheduled elective operations in theatre system in Scotland from April 2022 to January 2023

Characteristic	Cancellation based on clinical reason by hospital	Cancellation based on capacity or non-clinical reason by hospital	Cancelled by Patient	Other reason
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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

April 2022 to January 2023

Supplementary notes

Note: Due to technical issues, NHS Lothian have been unable to provide data from October 2022 onwards. These data have also been excluded from NHS Scotland trend for this chart.

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