Acute care

Fewer tonsil operations are risking patient lives, hospitals warned

By 2011-08-05T12:01:00

Surgeon operating in operating theatre

The NHS is putting patients at risk of serious illness by carrying out too few tonsil operations in a bid to save cash, an expert has said.

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