20,000 winter operations cancelled at last minute, admits NHS

20,000 winter operations cancelled at last minute, admits NHS

Number of surgical procedures called off in the last three months of 2014 up by almost a quarter in the last year
Almost 20,000 patients had their operations cancelled at the last minute in the last three months of 2014 as the NHS struggled to cope with the onset of winter causing overcrowded A&Es and bed shortages.

Guardian
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