This costs the NHS millions of pounds and increases waiting times for patients, many of whom are in severe pain. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The study, "Reasons ...

The NHS has launched a review after more than 10,000 knee replacement patients were fitted with a potentially faulty implant. The part failed up to six-times more often than would usually be expected, ...

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study published today [1 December]. This costs the NHS millions of ...

A study of NHS-funded hip and knee replacement operations has found fewer surgical admissions within NHS hospitals and rising waiting times even as NHS contracts with private providers have expanded.

Obese patients are being denied life-changing hip and knee replacements and left in pain in a bid to slash spiralling NHS costs, The Independent can reveal. One-third of NHS areas in England and ...

Resurfacing the kneecap is likely to be more cost effective than total knee replacement in patients requiring surgery, a ...

PATIENTS could have major surgery and be home in time for tea as part of a new NHS initiative. A decade ago, those undergoing ...

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are canceled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study. This costs the NHS millions of pounds and increases waiting ...

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study published today [1 December]. This costs the NHS millions of ...