Elective surgery target missed as nearly one-third of patients overdue
The ACT health system narrowly missed its elective surgery target as the latest data has shown nearly one-third of patients ...
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Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken
As Labour pledges new targets to cut waiting times, health service bosses have expressed fears it will turn A&E departments into ‘war zones’. Have any of them been to an A&E in the UK lately, asks doc ...
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Shreveport mayor expected to have elective surgery, council chair to serve as mayor pro temp
Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux is expected to undergo elective hip replacement surgery on Friday. According to a news release ...
Joint surgery restarts at hospital after a year
New surgical and anaesthetic techniques are enabling patients to walk within hours of surgery and return home sooner, with ...
Texas Tech QB Behren Morton will miss Liberty Bowl after elective shoulder surgery
Texas Tech junior quarterback Behren Morton will miss the Liberty Bowl after undergoing elective shoulder surgery, the school ...
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Medicare and LASIK surgery: Is there coverage?
Medicare does not cover LASIK surgery, as it considers the procedure elective. This is because people can opt for glasses or contact lenses instead of having surgery. LASIK eye surgery is a ...
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Weight-loss surgery patient died after hospital ‘failures’ during junior doctors’ strike
A weight-loss surgery patient has died due to a series of "failures" by a hospital to treat complications that arose from a ...
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Shreveport mayor expected to have elective surgery, council chair to serve as mayor pro temp
Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux is expected to undergo elective hip replacement surgery on Friday. According to a news release from Communications Director Leigh-Anne Evensky, the mayor has ...