740 OPS CANCELLED AT STEVE BIKO HOSPITAL
740 operations have been cancelled at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria from January to October this year. These figures are revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Mahlangu, the reasons were as follows:
Theatre related issues like faulty equipment, no stock of essential consumable items, overbooking etc.
Patients were found to be unfit for the operation on the day, or the patient has eaten, or the patient did not arrive for the operation.
The surgeon or anaesthetist is not available due to illness or other reasons.