Exclusive: Hospitals told to stop 'most' operations over Christmas

By David Williams2016-12-16T12:32:00

Acute trusts have been told to “cease most inpatient elective activity” over Christmas and significantly reduce bed occupancy, to free up capacity and try to avoid further deterioration in emergency care.

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