Version: 1.0.1 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 2 days ago

Quarterly Monitoring of Cancelled Operations Return

Dataset

Summary

Type:
Collections
Applies To:
NHS Services: Acute Trusts
Topics:
  • Care
  • Service
Care Settings:
Hospital
Alternate Name:
Quarterly Monitoring of Cancelled Operations Return (QMCO)

Documentation

Description:

The purpose of this data collection is:

  • To monitor the number of last minute cancellations of elective operations for non-clinical reasons
  • To assess providers against the cancelled operations standard (when a patient's operation is cancelled by the hospital at the last minute for non-clinical reasons, the hospital will have to offer another binding date within a maximum of the next 28 days or fund the patient's treatment at the time and hospital of the patient's choice).