Several surgical procedures currently available on the NHS could be axed to save money, including liposuction and breast implant removal.
Health chiefs proposed that the cuts be made to the service in a bid to save up to £2 billion, by cracking down on "wasteful" spending in the NHS. It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tax rises and spending cuts in this week's Autumn Statement, in a bid to fill a "black hole" of up to £50 billion in the country's finances.
NHS medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said that bosses are hoping to improve efficiency in the NHS and focus on the most effective treatments by making the suggested cuts, The Mirror reports. More than seven million people in the UK are currently on a waiting list to have surgery on the NHS.
