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Surgeons in England call for £1bn a year to cut ‘colossal’ backlog
Royal College of Surgeons demands ‘new deal’ to help NHS weather future pandemics
Surgical hubs should be created across England and the government should spend £1bn annually for the next five years to reduce the “colossal” backlog in non-urgent procedures, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.
The recommendations are two of a dozen suggestions made by the RCS designed to ensure planned surgery can continue safely if the country is hit again by another wave of coronavirus, a new variant or a severe winter/flu outbreak.
Read the original article at The Guardian