Scrap ALL operations next January and February, senior medics bark! The NHS should scrap all non-emergency surgery for two months over winter to prevent another crisis, according to senior medics.
Procedures such as hip replacements should not be planned during January and February to free up beds and avoid cancellations, the Society of Acute Medicine said.
It comes after NHS officials ordered hospitals to cancel tens of thousands of operations and outpatient appointments earlier this year due to winter pressures.
Dr Nick Scriven, president of the society which represents hospital doctors and nurses in acute medicine, said a routine ban on elective surgery at NHS trusts during the busiest months may be one way to ease pressure. The Daily Mail
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Procedures such as hip replacements should not be planned during January and February to free up beds and avoid cancellations, the Society of Acute Medicine said.
It comes after NHS officials ordered hospitals to cancel tens of thousands of operations and outpatient appointments earlier this year due to winter pressures.
Dr Nick Scriven, president of the society which represents hospital doctors and nurses in acute medicine, said a routine ban on elective surgery at NHS trusts during the busiest months may be one way to ease pressure. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Pre-planned operations ‘should be cancelled for two months each year’ Society of Acute Medicine
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