Patients WON'T have surgery cancelled at last minute, NHS bosses say

Patients WON'T have surgery cancelled at last minute, NHS bosses say Patients won't have procedures cancelled at the last minute due to the nurses' strikes, but care will have to be postponed, the head of the NHS has warned.

Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, told MPs she could not confirm how far in advance patients would be notified about any changes to upcoming treatment.

Addressing the public accounts committee, she said efforts would be made to inform them 'sooner rather than later'. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Urgent surgery ‘may be postponed’ by nurses’ strikes, say NHS bosses The Guardian