BUNGLES PUT BACK NHS OPS.NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service operations are being cancelled - sometimes when patients are under anaesthetic an·aes·thet·ic adv. & n. Variant of anesthetic. anaesthetic or US anesthetic Noun a substance that causes anaesthesia Adjective causing anaesthesia - due to private equipment cleaning firms damaging kit or causing delays. The Royal College of Surgeons found two-thirds of 250 members quizzed were unhappy with availability and condition of instruments sent away for sterilisation. Professor Richard Ramsden, who collected the data, said "Patients should be concerned to learn operations they need are being delayed because vital tools are not available." The Department of Health said: "Healthcare providers make their own decisions." |
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