Nearly 15,000 children’s operations were scrapped last year and one youngster waited nearly three years for surgery, shocking research reveals today.
A Lib Dem analysis of Freedom of Information data found 14,628 kids’ ops were axed in 2022 - up 23% from the previous year and the highest level in the past five years.
The party said the figures highlighted the crisis gripping the NHS, with 7.2 million patients stranded on waiting lists and an estimated 133,000 vacancies in the health service.
