Lack of NHS staff meant hospitals had to cancel 30,000 operations last year, Labour analysis claims

Lack of NHS staff meant hospitals had to cancel 30,000 operations last year, Labour analysis claims Hospitals cancelled 30,000 operations last year because there were not enough staff available to deliver them, damning figures suggest.

In total, 158,000 procedures were postponed for non-clinical reasons - almost double the 79,000 affected in 2018/19.

Staff shortages were the most common excuse cited by NHS trusts in 2021/22, accounting for almost one in five of those affected. The Daily Mail

See also:

• NHS operations cancelled in England due to staff shortages double in three years The Guardian