Scandal of Great Ormond St ; Hundred Children Have Ops Cancelled As Theatres Lie Idle
Evening Standard - London › March 07, 2005
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ONE hundred children have had their operations cancelled while operating theatres at Great Ormond Street hospital lie idle due to a cash crisis.
The world-famous unit has been forced to delay treatments, send sick youngsters elsewhere and cut nursing shifts in a bid to balance the books.See the full content of this document
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Scandal of Great Ormond St ; Hundred Children Have Ops Cancelled As Theatres Lie Idle
The measures have been brought in to claw back the Pounds 1.7 million financial shortfall after medics raced through waiting list, treating 2,000 more children than anticipated. They will not be paid for the extra work because of financial problems further up the NHS.
Since Novembe...See the full content of this document
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