Devon ICS

NEW Devon drops plans to restrict surgery for smokers and obese patients

By 2014-12-11T17:08:00

Woman smoking

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has dropped controversial ‘rationing’ plans that would have restricted elective surgery to smokers and obese patients.

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