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“Crisis” looms as staff sickness puts surgery under pressure again

Operating theatres were already operating under a ‘mitigation plan’, but the service lead told hospital workers last week that the staffing situation had become so challenging as a result of “sickness” that middle-grade (non-consultant) operations would have to be suspended. Operations are now being based on “clinical priority” – i.e. based on the level of […]

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