Get politics updates directly to your inbox Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailNearly 70,000 NHS operations were cancelled last year due to a lack of beds, staff or equipment. Labour’s Jon Ashworth blamed Tory cuts and said: “Ministers should hang their heads in shame.”The crisis hitting the NHS is expected to deepen as cold weather really bites in January and February. Early data suggests the number of operations scrapped this winter could be the highest in NHS history. Among them were almost 70,000 due to lack of staff, beds or equipment as Tory cuts continued to take their toll. Meanwhile, hospital beds are already full for the New Year and A&Es suffered their worst November on record, according to NHS England figures.

Source: Daily Mirror December 30, 2018 21:22 UTC