Record number of operations aren't being rescheduled in time as one in 13 wait more than a MONTH A record high number of patients are not having their operations rescheduled on time after they were cancelled at the last minute.
One in 13 patients in England did not have their operations rescheduled within the mandatory 28-day period after their surgery was cancelled on the day.
This figure, covering October, November and December, is an increase on the same period in the previous year and is the worst for 14 years.
Pressures on the NHS and a lack of beds have had a knock-on effect in hospitals across the country, experts warn. The Daily Mail
One in 13 patients in England did not have their operations rescheduled within the mandatory 28-day period after their surgery was cancelled on the day.
This figure, covering October, November and December, is an increase on the same period in the previous year and is the worst for 14 years.
Pressures on the NHS and a lack of beds have had a knock-on effect in hospitals across the country, experts warn. The Daily Mail
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