FOI_9507

Internal Reference Number: FOI_9507

Date Request Received: 02/07/2026 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 08/07/2026 00:00:00

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Request Summary: surgery cancellations

Request Category: Media


Question Number 1: I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004. There have been two periods this year when UKHSA has issued “amber” or “red” heat health alerts across much or all of England. These took place on the following dates: • 22-28 May 2026 • 18-27 June 2026 Please provide me with the following information for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, for the dates listed above: • How many elective surgeries were cancelled by hospitals during these periods? If available, please provide a list that includes: o What each surgery was for. o The reason given for each cancellation, if one was provided – including whether heat was a factor, if this is recorded.

Answer To Question 1: Please find our response to all questions in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: 13849 - FOI_9507 - Surgery cancellations FOR ISSUE.xlsx

Question Number 2: • How many emergency surgeries were cancelled by hospitals during these periods? If available, please provide a list that includes: o What each surgery was for. o The reason given for each cancellation, if one was provided – including whether heat was a factor, if this is recorded.

Answer To Question 2: Please find our response to all questions in the Excel spreadsheet attached.

Question Number 3: In addition, if the following information is available for the trust, can you also tell me: • How many surgical operations that were already underway were disrupted or forced to stop due to heat during these periods? Please provide the reason why the surgery was disrupted or halted, if this information is available. • Please also indicate if any of these disruptions or cancellations detailed above resulted in medical complications and/or fatalities.

Answer To Question 3: Please find our response to all questions in the Excel spreadsheet attached.
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