NHS operations could be cancelled over winter | Daily Mail Online

NHS operations could be cancelled over winter | Daily Mail Online
"Winter crisis cripples the NHS: 
Up to 55,000 operations are postponed, patients are to be put on mixed wards and senior doctors will man doors at A&E to turn away non-urgent cases

• NHS England has urged hospitals to defer routine outpatient appointments
• Non-urgent elective care is also to be deferred until the end of the month
• Officials estimate this could lead to up to 55,000 postponed operations

Hospitals were last night ordered to cancel thousands of operations to try to tackle a winter health crisis.

In an unprecedented move, NHS chiefs demanded radical action to free up beds and medical staff. 
Casualty units are under 'extreme and sustained' pressure with flu cases on the rise..."
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