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Access to NHS care, including knee and hip operations, is being restricted, data from trusts suggest.
The evidence - gathered under the Freedom of Information Act by GP magazine - showed nine in 10 trusts in England were imposing restrictions.
The trend was blamed on cost-cutting by some, leaving the government to say there was no justification for it.
But managers defended the practice, saying there were instances when care had to be prioritised.
The magazine received responses from two-thirds of the 151 trusts about the procedures they considered to be non-urgent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18495981
The evidence - gathered under the Freedom of Information Act by GP magazine - showed nine in 10 trusts in England were imposing restrictions.
The trend was blamed on cost-cutting by some, leaving the government to say there was no justification for it.
But managers defended the practice, saying there were instances when care had to be prioritised.
The magazine received responses from two-thirds of the 151 trusts about the procedures they considered to be non-urgent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18495981