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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

One in 10 operations in England cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice

Surgeon and nurse with patient in hospital operating theatre.
A study of elective surgery at 91 English NHS trusts found that 10% of operations awere cancelled the day before the planned surgery date. Photograph: Horizon International Images/Alamy

About one in 10 operations in England are cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice or postponed, according to research..

A study of elective surgery at 91 English NHS trusts found that 10% of operations were cancelled the day before the planned surgery date; while 9% were postponed when patients had their pre-op appointment.

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