Protecting surgery through a second wave

 Protecting surgery through a second wave Leading surgeons have called for hospital beds to be ring-fenced for planned operations, to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’ during the second wave of COVID-19.

The demand comes as the Royal College of Surgeons of England publish new data showing that the NHS has been unable to meet its target of returning surgery to 80% capacity by the end of September.  The service set an objective in July to return to 90% capacity by the end of October, but RCS England’s findings show efforts to meet the target falling behind.

See also:

• Covid could cause 'tsunami of cancelled NHS operations' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Hospital beds must be ring-fenced for thousands on waiting lists, say surgeons The Independent