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Updated 8:51 am, Saturday, June 30, 2018
LONDON (AP) – The UK National Health Service has proposed to reduce operations, including breast reduction and anti-snoring treatments, as part of unnecessary and unnecessary cost-cutting and reduction plans. risky. said the health agency could save about 200 million pounds ($ 264 million) a year by hardening the treatment criteria when the risks could outweigh the benefits.
The list of 17 treatments considered to be stopped or reduced includes procedures for carpal tunnel, hemorrhoids and varicose veins. Authorities will discuss proposals next week.
The announcement comes as thousands of people are expected to protest Saturday in London to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and demand an end to the government's budget cuts
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