NHS England does not publish the total number of elective operations alongside its cancellations data so it is not possible to make a precise calculation of comparative cancellation rates, however, the data published at reveals that NHS patients treated by independent sector providers experience far fewer cancellations on the day than those treated by traditional NHS organisations. The data shows that less than 0.5% of non-clinical cancellations occur at independent providers. Also, of that small number of patients who do experience a cancellation at an independent provider, hardly any wait longer than a further 28 days for their treatment (just four patients in total in the whole of the last 12 months). Cancelled Operations (elective only) Period NHS provider Independent Percentage of all Percentage of all cancellations provider non-clinical patients still waiting patients still waiting (percentage of all cancellations for treatment after for treatment after cancellations) (percentage of all 28 days following last 28 days following last cancellations) minute elective minute elective cancellation (NHS cancellation organisations) (Independent providers) Quarter 2, 2014-15 (July to September 2014) 99.66% 0.34% 99.85% 0.15% Quarter 3, 2014-15 (October to December 2014) 99.76% 0.24% 100.00% 0.00% Quarter 4, 2014-15 (January to March 2015) 99.57% 0.43% 99.94% 0.06% Quarter 1, 2015-16 (April to June 2015) 99.31% 0.69% 99.75% 0.25% Average 99.58% 0.42% 99.88% 0.12%
NHS England does not publish the total number of elective operations alongside its cancellations data so it is not possible to make a precise calculation of comparative cancellation rates, however, the data published at reveals that NHS patients treated by independent sector providers experience far fewer cancellations on the day than those treated by traditional NHS organisations. The data shows that less than 0.5% of non-clinical cancellations occur at independent providers. Also, of that small number of patients who do experience a cancellation at an independent provider, hardly any wait longer than a further 28 days for their treatment (just four patients in total in the whole of the last 12 months). Cancelled Operations (elective only) Period NHS provider cancellations (percentage of all cancellations) Independent provider non-clinical cancellations (percentage of all cancellations) Percentage of all patients still waiting for treatment after 28 days following last minute elective cancellation (NHS organisations) Percentage of all patients still waiting for treatment after 28 days following last minute elective cancellation (Independent providers) Quarter 2, 2014-15 (July to September 2014) 99.66% 0.34% 99.85% 0.15% Quarter 3, 2014-15 (October to December 2014) 99.76% 0.24% 100.00% 0.00% Quarter 4, 2014-15 (January to March 2015) 99.57% 0.43% 99.94% 0.06% Quarter 1, 2015-16 (April to June 2015) 99.31% 0.69% 99.75% 0.25% Average 99.58% 0.42% 99.88% 0.12%