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Surgery: Lancashire

Asked by Sir Mark HendrickLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 60417

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on how much notice was given to patients about the cancellation of their planned medical operation at (a) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and (b) Blackpool Teaching

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold data on how much notice was given to patients about the cancellation of their planned medical operations.

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