Quality and performance

Referral restriction plan 'puts patients at risk of opiate addiction'

By 2018-07-24T06:13:00

Surgery surgeons

Patients could be at risk of opiate addiction while waiting for surgery under policies being considered by seven clinical commissioning groups, the British Orthopaedic Association has warned.

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