If a patient is admitted to hospital and the operation is then cancelled, what happens to his/her waiting time?
As the answer to Question 4 makes clear, the reported waiting time always ends at the point of admission. In this scenario the patient would be added to the waiting list and the waiting time would be calculated from the original decision to admit date. This will ensure that the hospital take account of the time the patient has already waited when arranging an alternative treatment date. As Your Guide to the NHS makes clear, such patients should be readmitted to hospital and treated within 28 days.
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