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Sept 2022
Most Harrogate hospital operations to go ahead on Monday
The majority of planned operations at Harrogate District Hospital are set to go ahead on Monday.
The majority of planned operations at Harrogate District Hospital are set to go ahead on Monday.
Staff at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust have been contacting patients after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was made an official bank holiday.
The trust said that of 35 operations due to go ahead on Monday, 33 were still due to proceed.
Two non-urgent operations have been cancelled. The hospital said one was rescheduled on request of the patient.
The trust said in a statement:
“We are working hard to deliver as many of the appointments and operations that have been booked to take place on Monday, September 19, as possible.
“By the end of this week, we will contact anyone who has an appointment, endoscopy or operation on that date to let them know if it is going ahead as planned or not.
“We would ask anyone who might be affected to please wait for the call from out teams.”
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It comes as hospitals across the country have been told to contact patients ahead of the bank holiday to inform them of whether their appointments are going ahead.
In a letter to all English hospital trusts, Dr Ursula Montgomery, director of primary care at NHS England, said:
“For patients with planned appointments that are affected by the bank holiday, please ensure they are informed in advance of any changes by utilising direct patient communications.
“Where planned appointments are going ahead it is important this is also confirmed with patients.”
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