NHS cuts back on ‘low value’ procedures

The NHS has cut back on so-called ‘low value’ procedures since it was challenged to make £20bn of efficiency savings in 2011 but to the possible detriment of some patients.A study by Imperial College London found that although the NHS had made ‘rational’ re-ductions in procedures considered to have limited clinical value, inconsistent application meant…

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