Released 21 June 2024
Request:
I would like to request some information about theatre productivity for your trust.
Please provide the following data for the financial years 2019-20 through to the end of 2023-24.
- Total theatre sessions where a start time was recorded
- Of the total above, the number that started late
- Of the late starts, the average length of the delay from the planned start time (in minutes)
- The average inter-case downtime from all theatre sessions
Information disclosed:
Please see the table below for information relevant to your request:
| 2019 – 20 | 2020 – 21 | 2021 – 22 | 2022 – 23 | 2023 – 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total theatre sessions where a start time was recorded | 17,643 | 9,556 | 15,550 | 15,764 | 15,215 |
| 2. Of the above total, the number of sessions that started late | 10,055 | 5,494 | 8,749 | 8,803 | 8,167 |
| 3. Of the late starts, the average length of the delay from planned start time (in minutes) | 52.3 | 53.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 47.6 |
| 4. The average inter-case downtime (mins) | *This information is not held – please see note below. | ||||
*This information is not currently held by the Trust. Whilst we hold records relevant to the start and end time of operations, compiling data that specifically reflects ‘inter-case downtime’ over the five years requested, will be a complicated process requiring considerable staff time.
According to guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, where the provision of information will require complex analysis and a high level of skill and judgement to produce, this would amount to creating information not already held.
An assessment of the work involved in providing the information you are seeking for this question has concluded that it meets the criteria of information ‘not held’ under this guidance.