NHS wields the axe on 17 'unnecessary procedures' Varicose vein surgery and tonsil removal feature on list of routine operations to be axed
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients will be refused operations judged futile as part of cost-cutting measures in the health service.
Procedures including injections for back pain, surgery to help snorers and knee arthroscopies for arthritis form part of an initial list of 17 operations that will be discontinued completely or highly restricted by NHS England as many of these problems get better without treatment. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients will be refused operations judged futile as part of cost-cutting measures in the health service.
Procedures including injections for back pain, surgery to help snorers and knee arthroscopies for arthritis form part of an initial list of 17 operations that will be discontinued completely or highly restricted by NHS England as many of these problems get better without treatment. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Developing the NHS long term plan: evidence based interventions NHS England
- Evidence-based interventions: consultation document NHS England
- NHS England to stop 'ineffective' treatments BBC News
- 'NHS is becoming unrecognisable' over treatment changes BBC News
- Surgery for varicose veins and snoring among 17 treatments NHS chiefs plan to cut back on The Daily Telegraph
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