Publication Metadata (Including Revision Details)

Publication metadata (including revision details) Cancelled planned operations data for July 2024 Publication date: 3 September 20242 Contents Metadata 3 Early access details 7 Pre-Release Access 7 Standard Pre-Release Access: 7 PHS and Official Statistics 8 About Public Health Scotland (PHS) 83 Metadata Publication title Latest release of planned operations and the number cance [...] Description This publication reports key statistics on the number of planned operations, the number cancelled and the reason for cancellations at Hospitals across Scotland. [...] The information presented in the publication includes number of planned operations, number of cancelled operations and the reason for cancellation by NHS Board and Hospital. [...] Theme Health and Social Care Topic Waiting times Format Publication Summary, excel tables and indicators to NHS Performs Data source(s) NHS Board aggregate submissions to PHS Date that data are acquired By the 20th of each month Release date First Tuesday of following month as of 1 September 2015. [...] Revisions statement These figures are official statistics intended to provide timely information from aggregate weekly returns and it is envisaged that revisions will not be made. [...] Revisions relevant to this publication Concepts and definitions Data are provided from NHS boards’ Theatre Systems and will include patients who are cancelled the day before, or on the day of their elective operation. [...] NHS boards are required to confirm to PHS that the statistics are accurate. [...] Following a review of data processes, issues with data received from NHS Orkney were identified and data between April 2022 and May 2024 have been revised in the current publication. [...] Note that NHS Orkney was not able to capture cancellation reason for the affected months, and these are shown as "Unknown" in our outputs. Comparability NHS England publish information on cancelled procedures. The published statistics are not comparable due to definitional differences.6 England Wales: Not available Northern Ireland: Not available Accessibility It is the policy of Public H [...] Our statistics comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics in terms of trustworthiness, high quality and public value.