Cancellations by Health Board
The number of cancelled planned operations in Scotland by NHS health boards.
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Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | numeric | Calendar month and year data reports on (YYYYMM) | |
| HBT | text | Health Board of Treatment based on boundaries at the time of event | |
| TotalOperations | numeric | Total number of scheduled elective operations in theatre system | |
| TotalOperationsQF | text | ||
| TotalCancelled | numeric | Total number of cancelled operations | |
| TotalCancelledQF | text | ||
| CancelledByPatientReason | numeric | Number of operations cancelled by patients; reasons include 'unable to attend', 'did not attend', 'Patient decides not to go ahead with procedure' and 'Patient did not attend pre-op' | |
| CancelledByPatientReasonQF | text | ||
| ClinicalReason | numeric | Number of operations cancelled due to clinical reasons; reasons include 'patient unwell (i.e. high blood pressure, INR results not satisfactory, has a cold)' or 'patient not prepared for procedure correctly by hospital, patient did not follow pre op instructions' | |
| ClinicalReasonQF | text | ||
| NonClinicalCapacityReason | numeric | Number of operations cancelled due to non clinical reasons; reasons include 'no beds available', 'staff not available', 'equipment not available/dirty' or 'theatre session overran therefore patient cancelled' | |
| NonClinicalCapacityReasonQF | text | ||
| OtherReason | numeric | Number of operations cancelled due to other reasons; reasons include 'fire alarms', 'weather prevented staff/patient to travel' or 'patient transport did not arrive in time to bring patient to hospital' | |
| OtherReasonQF | text | ||
| UnknownReason | numeric | ||
| UnknownReasonQF | text |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | October 7, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | April 2, 2019 |
| Created | April 2, 2019 |
| Format | text/csv |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
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