Health rationing row as NHS hospitals set out rules preventing the elderly from having operations
NHS hospitals caring for two million patients could be forced to bar elderly patients from a host of operations, it … Read more
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NHS waiting times for elective surgery spiked last year, report finds
Delays faced by patients for common forms of surgery increased sharply last year, with those referred for hernia repairs or … Read more
Obese patients denied surgery by NHS rationing
GP leaders slammed the ‘rationing’ of NHS services and warned that the restrictions on access to care appeared to breach … Read more
NHS vasectomies rationed as health service forced to make cuts
Free vasectomies are being rationed in some parts of the country, as the NHS is forced to cut costs. One commissioning group … Read more