Quarterly Monitoring of Cancelled Operations Return
Monitors the number of elective operations across the NHS cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- Quarterly Monitoring of Cancelled Operations Return (QMCO)
- Reference code
- DCB0143 Amd 105/2017
- Publication date
- 18/01/2018
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
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- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.
- Contact point
Link to standard
- Documentation
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- Applies to
- NHS Services: Acute Trusts
- Associated medias
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Care
- Service
- Care setting
- Hospital
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS providers and private providers of NHS-funded services
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
More information
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).
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