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Urgent operations for children cancelled due to Covid pressures on NHS
URGENT operations for children have been cancelled due to the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic’s third wave, it was revealed today.
At least dozens, and potentially hundreds, of urgent pediatric operations have been cancelled over recent months, the Health Service Journal (HSJ) reported.
The procedures include fracture repairs and biopsies to spot cancer. They were marked either as Priority 2, which are meant to be completed within a month, or Priority 3, which are meant to be completed within 12 weeks, the HSJ said.
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