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NHS board cancels operations over rising demand for beds fuelled by coronavirus

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NHS is under strain due to a combination of covid and a huge backload of non- coronavirus related cases. In recent weeks boards across the country have cancelled treatments as they try to cope with increasing demand.In a statement, NHS Borders said: “In common with health boards across Scotland, we are currently facing significant pressure in the Borders General Hospital and across the wider health system.

There is very high demand for in-patient beds, including rising numbers of patients who are being admitted with Covid-19.“As a result we have taken the difficult decision to cancel all scheduled routine operations for the remainder of this week and next week.

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