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Quarterly Monitoring of Cancelled Operations Return
Dataset
Summary
Reference Code:
DCB0143 Amd 105/2017
Type:
Collections
Applies To:
NHS Services: Acute Trusts
Assurance Expiry Date:
31 January 2021
Topics:
- Care
- Service
Care Settings:
Hospital
Alternate Name:
Quarterly Monitoring of Cancelled Operations Return (QMCO)
Publication Date:
18 January 2018
Contact Point
Contact Point:
Collection/Extraction Details
Collection Level:
Aggregate level
Frequency:
Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.
Documentation
Associated Media:
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).
Review & Status
Scope:
NHS providers and private providers of NHS-funded services
Technical Committee:
Data Coordination Board (DCB)
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active
Legal Authority 1
Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and
Social Care Act 2012.
Legal Authority 2
Legal Authority:
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority 3
Legal Authority:
NHS standard contract
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue