When surgery goes wrong: what the latest NHS data tells us | Surgery Claims | Clinical Negligence

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Surgery is meant to help us heal, not harm us. But new data has revealed a worrying rise in “never events” across NHS hospitals in England. These are incidents so severe and preventable that they should never happen. Find out more here...

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Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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