Will the Cabinet Secretary advise as to the number of pre-operative assessments carried out by each health board, and how many were followed by an operation within 8 weeks in the following years: 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport | Answered on 16/03/2017
The purpose of pre-operative assessments is to determine patients’ fitness for an anaesthetic and surgery and ensure they are given as much information as they need about what will happen before, during and after the operation. Pre-operative assessments also provide patients the opportunity to ask any questions about their operation and care whilst they are in hospital.
The specific information you have requested is not held by the Welsh Government.