Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study published today [1 December]. This costs the NHS millions of ...

Cancelling knee replacement surgeries is "unforgivable", academics have said, as new research highlights how postponing operations is costing the NHS millions. A quarter of scheduled operations across ...

Obese patients are being denied life-changing hip and knee replacements and left in pain in a bid to slash spiralling NHS costs, The Independent can reveal. One-third of NHS areas in England and ...

The NHS has launched a review after more than 10,000 knee replacement patients were fitted with a potentially faulty implant. The part failed up to six-times more often than would usually be expected, ...

Cancelling knee replacement surgeries is “unforgivable”, academics have said, as a new study highlighted how postponing ...

New research has found that weight/body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are associated with a decrease in knee replacement surgery and may be contributing ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced major NHS changes as he seeks to shift the spotlight away from rumours he wants to unseat the Prime Minister. The Labour party has announced today that ...

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are canceled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study. This costs the NHS millions of pounds and increases waiting ...