Almost a quarter of elective operations in England cancelled at last minute

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Almost a quarter of elective operations in England cancelled at last minute

Figures revealed by Lib Dems also show cancellations not rescheduled within required 28 days doubled in nine years

Almost a quarter of elective operations in NHS hospitals in England last year were cancelled at the last minute and took longer than the required 28 days to rearrange, figures show.

They also reveal that the number of cancellations breaching the 28-day standard for a new date has more than doubled within a decade, from 9,000 in 2015-16 to 19,400 in 2024-25.

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