Rush to reduce elective backlog increasing ‘never events’, report finds

Surgeons operating

Moving less complex procedures out of operating theatres and into other care settings to free up capacity to support elective recovery has ‘inadvertently’ increased the risk of ‘never events’ at an acute trust, a report has warned.

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