As a GP, I know that there is already a huge void for patients where the NHS used to be

As a GP, I know that there is already a huge void for patients where the NHS used to be | Zara Aziz Rationing means that hernia repair, hip or knee replacements and removing tonsils or a gallbladder are no longer routinely funded

The government’s pledge to invest £13bn in hospital projects across England, at the start of the Conservative party conference, won’t help the increasing number of patients I see who are being denied routine surgery on the NHS as more and more treatment is rationed.

Did you know that hernia repair; hip or knee replacements; removal of cataracts, tonsils, haemorrhoids or a gallbladder; injections for back pain; and referral to specialised pain clinics are among the growing list of treatments that are no longer routinely funded by the NHS?

Until recently, we had access to a children’s weight management service, but the funding has been replaced by just online support. The Guardian