Hospitals in England told to keep performing urgent cancer surgery
More than 1,000 cancer patients in London are now waiting to have ‘priority two’ urgent surgery, HSJ reported last week. Photograph: Tim Wege/Alamy More than 1,000 cancer patients in London are now waiting to have ‘priority two’ urgent surgery, HSJ reported last week. Photograph: Tim Wege/Alamy Mon 18 Jan 2021 14.39 EST Last modified on Mon 18 Jan 2021 14.45 EST NHS bosses have instructed hospitals to keep performing urgent cancer surgery despite Covid pressures, after a growing number cancelled procedures because they did not have enough intensive care beds or available staff. They h...
Source: theguardian.com