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Saturday, June 30, 2018

NHS wields the axe on 17 'unnecessary procedures'

Varicose vein surgery and tonsil removal feature on list of routine operations to be axed

Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients will be refused operations judged futile as part of cost-cutting measures in the health service.

Procedures including injections for back pain, surgery to help snorers and knee arthroscopies for arthritis form part of an initial list of 17 operations that will be discontinued completely or highly restricted by NHS England as many of these problems get better without treatment.

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