NHS care, including knee and hip operations, 'rationed'
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NHS care, including knee and hip operations, 'rationed'
Access to NHS care - including knee and hip operations - is being restricted, data from trusts in England suggests.
The evidence, gathered under the Freedom of Information Act by GP magazine, showed 90% of trusts were imposing restrictions.
The trend was blamed on cost-cutting by some, but the government says there was no justification for that assertion.
NHS managers have defended the practice, saying there were instances when care had to be prioritised.
Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18495981
The evidence, gathered under the Freedom of Information Act by GP magazine, showed 90% of trusts were imposing restrictions.
The trend was blamed on cost-cutting by some, but the government says there was no justification for that assertion.
NHS managers have defended the practice, saying there were instances when care had to be prioritised.
Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18495981
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