title: Why are operations cancelled?
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morrissey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alun-Jones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leighton
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists