My surgery was cancelled while on table
My surgery was cancelled at 17:40 while I lay on the operating table with a cannula inserted, expecting general anaesthesia. I was told that neither the primary nor backup cardiac monitor could be relied upon safely. The anaesthetist described the backup as “untrustworthy” and said he would not want it monitoring him under anaesthesia. My understanding was that the same equipment had been relied upon during the preceding patient’s six-hour operation. I spent approximately 15 minutes on the table in a state of panic while staff attempted to resolve the problem.
I had arrived at 07:00 for an agreed first theatre slot, documented by MYA, but did not enter theatre until 17:20. During more than ten hours of waiting while fasting, I was told about missing essential garments and other equipment problems. My agreed anxiety medication was unavailable, and another patient’s confidential information was openly visible to me. At 17:17, just before I entered theatre, I heard a staff member say: “What the f*** is going on in this place?” Cancellation was necessary once reliable monitoring could not be established. My concern is how these failures accumulated before I reached the operating table. CQC is now investigating these concerns, and MYA has confirmed its own investigation.








