'The money has run out' - health bosses' admission as hip and knee patients denied NHS operations

'The money has run out' - health bosses' admission as hip and knee patients denied NHS operations Hip and knee patients are increasingly being denied operations on the NHS, new figures reveal as health bosses admit “the money has run out”.

A study in the British Medical Journal has found the number of procedures being refused by local NHS chiefs went up 45 per cent last year.

The restrictions have been condemned by the medical community, with the Royal College of Surgeons saying they have left patients having to “beg” for treatment or paying for it themselves. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Nearly 1700 requests for knee and hip surgery were rejected in England last year The BMJ
• Thousands more patients made to 'beg for treatment' as NHS rations hip operations, investigation finds The Independent