Elective surgeries missed/ cancelled
| Authority | Manx Care |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2025-10-03 |
| Outcome | All information sent |
| Outcome date | 2025-10-23 |
| Case ID | 4978389 |
Summary
A request was made to Manx Care for data on elective surgeries missed or cancelled due to the TT and MGP events between 2022 and 2025. The authority disclosed specific statistics for patient cancellations and hospital cancellations for each year and event type.
Key Facts
- The data covers 'to check in' offers for elective procedures during TT and MGP periods from 2022 to 2025.
- Patient cancellations during TT events totaled 152 over the four-year period.
- Hospital cancellations during TT events totaled 108 over the four-year period.
- Patient cancellations during MGP events totaled 172 over the four-year period.
- Hospital cancellations during MGP events totaled 119 over the four-year period.
Data Disclosed
- TT 22: 33 patient cancellations, 25 hospital cancellations
- TT 23: 37 patient cancellations, 22 hospital cancellations
- TT 24: 45 patient cancellations, 18 hospital cancellations
- TT 25: 37 patient cancellations, 43 hospital cancellations
- MGP 22: 32 patient cancellations, 20 hospital cancellations
- MGP 23: 33 patient cancellations, 19 hospital cancellations
- MGP 24: 39 patient cancellations, 32 hospital cancellations
- MGP 25: 68 patient cancellations, 48 hospital cancellations
- Total TT patient cancellations: 152
- Total TT hospital cancellations: 108
- Total MGP patient cancellations: 172
- Total MGP hospital cancellations: 119
- Request received: 2025-10-03
- Response date: 2025-10-22
- Case ID: 4978389
Original Request
Elective surgeries missed due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025 Elective surgeries cancelled due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025 Elective surgeries missed due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025 Elective surgeries cancelled due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Data Tables (8)
Data Tables (reformatted)
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| TT 22 | 33 |
| TT 23 | 37 |
| TT 24 | 45 |
| TT 25 | 37 |
| Total | 152 |
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| TT 22 | 25 |
| TT 23 | 22 |
| TT 24 | 18 |
| TT 25 | 43 |
| Total | 108 |
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| MGP 22 | 32 |
| MGP 23 | 33 |
| MGP 24 | 39 |
| MGP 25 | 68 |
| Total | 172 |
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| MGP 22 | 20 |
| MGP 23 | 19 |
| MGP 24 | 32 |
| MGP 25 | 48 |
| Total | 119 |
Full Response Text
Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000
Our ref: 4978389 22 October 2025
Dear
We write further to your request, received 3 October 2025, which states:
"Elective surgeries missed due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Elective surgeries cancelled due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Elective surgeries missed due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
Elective surgeries cancelled due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025"
Response
- Elective surgeries missed due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
The number of “to check in” offers during TT periods, that were cancelled by the patient, is shown below. This excludes patients that have refused treatment.
Year Total TT 22 33 TT 23 37 TT 24 45 TT 25 37 Total 152
- Elective surgeries cancelled due to TT 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
The number of “to check in” offers during TT periods, that were cancelled by the hospital due to TT, is shown below.
Year Total TT 22 25 TT 23 22 TT 24 18 TT 25 43 Total 108
- Elective surgeries missed due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
The number of “to check in” offers during MGP periods, that were cancelled by the patient, is shown below. This excludes patients that have refused treatment.
Year Total MGP 22 32 MGP 23 33 MGP 24 39 MGP 25 68 Total 172
- Elective surgeries cancelled due to MGP 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025
The number of “to check in” offers during TT periods, that were cancelled by the hospital due to TT, is shown below.
Year Total MGP 22 20 MGP 23 19 MGP 24 32 MGP 25 48 Total 119
Notes “To check in” offers (TCIs) will include any offer given to patients for an admitted patient procedure. “To check in” offers would only be given for elective procedures. Please note, not all procedures will take place in a theatre.
Please quote the reference number 4978389 in any future communications.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.
An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on;
- Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or
- Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.
I will now close your request as of this date.
Yours sincerely