From a report and Media DM


135,000 operations on the day, at a cost of £400 million in lost theatre time.

A third of these are for potentially avoidable clinical reasons, including patients unprepared for surgery or with unaddressed co-morbidities.

Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) wants the lists to be renamed as preparation list as part of thier study :
‘Blueprint for NHS efficiency’

Many drain the NHS and hinder its effecincies and performance through excessiveness, obiesty, smoking , drugs ,drink ,it seems a tad unfair andvsad when one loses a relative or friend who lead healthy lives or care is effected in this way .