The highest number of last-minute elective operation cancellations for non-clinical reasons were recorded at University Hospitals of Leicester with 2,614, followed by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust at 1,798 and Barts Health NHS Trust, with 1,564.
Among the trusts that have undergone a merger in the last decade, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust topped the list for the highest number of cancellations and breaches, with 1,556 and 3,605, respectively, followed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, with 2,785 cancellations.
In the past year, the number of breaches has risen by around 1,500 to the highest level since the pandemic. Close to a quarter (23 per cent) of elective operations cancelled in 2024-25 took more than a month to reschedule.
A last-minute cancellation is defined by NHS England as one that occurs after the patient has arrived in hospital or on the day of the operation or surgery.
Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson and MP for North Shropshire, said: “Patients are being left in the lurch, forced to wait in pain and distress for potentially life altering operations. Each of these delays represents an extra month that someone’s misery is prolonged.
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A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “Appointments cancelled last minute are an enormous pain for patients and a big cost to the NHS.
Of the 108 NHS trusts that reported full data for each year since 2015/16, 73 saw a rise in the number of breaches.
Instances where patients are offered a reasonable date within 28 days but choose to be treated later are not counted as breaches.
The i Paper contacted NHS England for comment.
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