Avoidable cancellation of knee replacement operations costs NHS millions and increases waiting times
Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study published today [1 December]. This costs the NHS millions of ...
ONE in 10 NHS operations get cancelled on the day or the day before they were due to happen, a study suggests. Experts at ...
NEARLY one in five NHS organisations are denying patients knee and hip replacement surgery because of their weight, a new report shows. The practice is leaving people needing the operations at risk of ...
A shortage in medical cement is likely to lead to delays in some patients getting joint surgery, NHS bosses say. It comes after Heraeus Medical, the main supplier of bone cement to the health service, ...
The waiting list for hospital treatment has hit a record high of seven million in England, latest figures show. But a BBC analysis shows the rise is being driven by the inability of hospitals to get ...
A new white paper entitled "Inside the Science: A Major Step Forward for Knee Osteoarthritis" has been released which heralds the dawn of a new era of treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA) that can ...
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