Coronavirus NHS measures: which routine operations will be cancelled?

NHS England to postpone non-urgent procedures to clear beds for Covid-19 patients

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All non-urgent operations in England and Scotland will be postponed to free up NHS beds for coronavirus patients, the government has announced.

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