‘Fifth of UK hospitals cancelled operations’ during three days of 2022 heatwave A fifth of UK hospitals were forced to cancel operations during the three days in July last year when temperatures soared, research suggests.
The findings, published in a letter to the British Journal of Surgery, are based on surveys from surgeons, anaesthetists and critical care doctors working during the heatwave from July 16-19 2022 – when temperatures reached as high as 40C in some parts of the country. The Independent
See also:
- Elective surgical services need to start planning for summer pressures (open access) British Journal of Surgery
- Peak of 2022 heatwave forced fifth of UK hospitals to cancel operations – research The Guardian
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